Sports Students as Mentors for Boys and Young Men (SSaMs)
The project partners collaborated to develop a higher education course to enhance the knowledge and skills of undergraduate sports students. The course content was based on existing training materials developed by Mengage. These students would then apply their learning in vocational settings to provide effective mentoring support to young males who are underachieving at school and at risk of ESL. This approach is to motivate young men to stay at school and improve their educational attainment/outcomes.
The project increased skills and knowledge (and employability) of sport students trained in gender-sensitive mentoring and supported the engagement of the higher education institute with local communities, organisations and schools in the six project countries.
The project results include learning materials for students and materials for lecturers, in five languages.
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Additional information
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Education type:School EducationVocational Education and Training
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Evidence:N/A
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Funding source:European Funding
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Intervention level:Targeted
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Intervention intensity:Periodic
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Participating countries:CzechiaGreeceIrelandItalySpainUnited Kingdom
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Target audience:Head Teacher / PrincipalHigher education institution staffStudent TeacherTeacherTeacher Educator
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Target audience ISCED:Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)