The KidsKope Peer Mentoring Programme

Introduction. 1. Why Mentoring? 2. Conflicts Experienced by Children. 3. Group Work, Creativity and Play. 4. The Theory Supporting the Activities. 5. Interactive Evaluation and Signing Off. 6. The Activities. 7. The Workshops. Appendix 1: Exemplar Letter to Primary Heads to Recruit Mentees. Appendix 2: Exemplar Information to Year Five and Six Teachers. Appendix Three: Exemplar Parental Permission Form. References. Useful Resources and Materials. Index.

The KidsKope approach trains young people aged 14 to 18 as mentors to facilitate mentoring sessions with 9 to 13 year-olds to understand, explore and cope with conflict they experience, including bullying, parental separation, conflict with parents, being a young carer, and change and transition, among others... Thus, in addition to practical approaches to facilitating peer mentoring, the training sessions provide resources to encourage mentors to understand what the specific behaviours of children and young people may be communicating.