Understanding the Challenges Schools Face
Many schools struggle to provide the right support for students with SEND, EHCPs, and anxiety.
Key Challenges We Help Address:
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Funding pressures – Not enough budget for 1:1 in-school support.
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EHCP compliance struggles – Schools required to meet EHCP provisions but lack specialist staff.
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Limited post-16 pathways – Many SEND students leave school without clear career or education options.
How Quest Mentoring Helps Schools
Quest Mentoring offers one-to-one and small-group mentoring to support schools in meeting SEND needs without overloading staff.
✔ Cost-Effective Alternative to 1:1 Support: Schools can use EHCP or Pupil Premium funding to access specialist mentoring without needing full-time in-house staff.
✔ Reducing Anxiety-Based Non-Attendance: Our engaging, game-based mentoring helps students reconnect with education and build confidence in a low-pressure setting.
✔ Helping Schools Meet EHCP Requirements: We provide structured mentoring support aligned with EHCP targets, allowing schools to meet legal obligations without adding to staff workload.
✔ Supporting Transitions & Post-16 Pathways: We help students prepare for further education, apprenticeships, or employment, ensuring smoother transitions.
Quality-Assured
Schools must ensure any external provision is high-quality, structured, and accountable. Quest Mentoring meets these expectations through:
Measurable Impact: Uses the Skills Builder Framework to track progress in teamwork, communication, and personal development.
Safeguarding & Compliance: Adheres to UK safeguarding policies, with trained mentors experienced in working with SEND students.
Flexible & Scalable: Online mentoring that fits around school schedules.
Structured EHCP Support: Ensures schools meet EHCP requirements without needing to hire additional staff.
Testimonials
"Mark Gilbert is one of the finest teachers I have ever met. He cares for his students and equips them with the tools and confidence to improve themselves. He is unstinting in his efforts to improve his understanding of their situations and tailors his support to their individual needs.
He constantly strives to improve his methods of instruction and to develop his own abilities. He is utterly reliable and trustworthy and a pleasure to work with."
Ian Macdonald, BSc PGCE, Head of Chemistry at The Maynard School
"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"
Jennifer Ross, Class Teacher in the ‘Skylark Federation’