Author: Ellie

And the winners are…

We had the most incredible night celebrating our 20th anniversary on the eve of National Mentoring …

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Brightside celebrates its 20th anniversary

Although we’ve been marking our anniversary throughout the year by publishing a microsite, a video and …

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Our outcomes review: how we’re measuring impact

In our previous blog post, we explained why we decided that this was the year to …

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Our outcomes review: updating our Theory of Change

We decided to update our Theory of Change outcomes this year to ensure they’re in keeping …

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Partner programme Surrey Scholars wins an award

Here at Brightside, we work in partnership with other organisations to give young people access to …

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How can you measure the impact of mentoring?

A reflection on TASO’s mentoring report findings from our Impact Manager Hannah Leyland. Mentoring is a …

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Our platform is now available in Welsh!

Our Partnerships Manager Nicola Day-Coiley, who is bilingual and was raised in a Welsh-speaking household, talks …

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Brightside is 20!

We’re proud to share that it’s our 20th anniversary. Since 2003, we’ve been helping young people …

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Our 2022 highlights

What a year it’s been for Brightside! So many things have happened across the year to …

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How mentoring can help young people’s mental health

A few weeks ago, Youth Employment UK published their annual Youth Voice Census to show how …

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Why choose Brightside?

93%

of surveyed mentees felt that mentoring helped them feel optimistic about the future

78%

of surveyed mentees indicated that Brightside mentoring influenced their decision-making

64%

of Brightside mentees are from the lowest participation postcodes access HE, compared to a national average of 30% from the same areas