Understanding the Challenges
Local councils face growing pressure to provide high-quality support for young people with Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs), not just in education, but in emotional resilience, social development, and independent living skills.
Key Challenges We Help Address:
Rising EHCP applications & lack of SEND school places: Many young people require support outside of traditional school settings.
High costs of out-of-area placements: Councils struggle to find cost-effective, quality local support.
Emotional & social challenges: Many young people with EHCPs need mentoring for confidence, communication, and self-regulation, which schools and standard provisions can’t always provide.
Anxiety-based school non attendance: Young people disengaging from education due to mental health and SEND-related anxieties.
Lack of career pathways for SEND students: Councils face difficulties providing careers advice for young people in EOTAS.
Quest Mentoring partners with local authorities to provide a trusted, structured, and cost-effective solution.
How Quest Mentoring Supports Local Authorities
Quest Mentoring is an approved supplier offering cost-effective, high-impact mentoring through one-to-one and small group programs.
✔ Cost Savings: Helps reduce reliance on expensive out-of-area placements by providing local, structured support.
✔ Improved School Attendance & Engagement: Supports anxiety-based non-attendance through a game-based, low-pressure approach.
✔ Measurable Impact: Uses the Skills Builder Framework for structured progress tracking, making it easier to justify funding.
✔ Flexible & Accessible: Provides online mentoring, making it scalable and adaptable for a wide range of needs.
✔ Work Readiness & Career Transitions: Delivers structured courses to support SEND young people into employment, apprenticeships, and further education.
Quality-Assured & Accountable Provision
We understand councils need to justify spending and ensure young people are placed with reliable providers.
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Preferred supplier for West Sussex County Council.
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Can be funded through EHCPs & EOTAS.
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Regular reporting & progress tracking to meet accountability requirements.
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Safe and structured provision.
Quest Mentoring provides structured, reportable mentoring sessions that meet these compliance needs while delivering highly engaging support.
"Across the curriculum, children acquired knowledge and skills within history, geography, PE and PSHCE. It was great to see pupils feel empowered through the different character roles they were assigned"