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Projects & ActivitiesThe NHMEF's projects and activities are classified under the following categories; Skills Develoment Courses & Activities, Information Advice & Guidance, Health Courses & Activities, Social Group/Leisure & Recreational Activities and the Aiming High Community Mentoring Project.
Aiming High is the Forum’s Community Mentoring Project supporting BME school children. The project works in over 20 primary and secondary schools across Hertfordshire, supporting BME children in Years 3 to 8. The project covers the Government’s five Every Child Matters outcomes. The Forum’s five learning mentors provide regular one-to-one support, in the form of hour long sessions, to over 50 BME children at their schools every week. The mentors work with BME children to overcome their barriers to learning and raise their achievement in school. These barriers can include behaviour difficulties, low self-esteem, social problems and school attendance issues. The mentors work through these issues providing advice, guidance and support and acting as a positive role model for the children they work with.
The project has received positive feedback from schools, families and children. Aiming High was chosen to be studied as part of a county wide JAR (Joint Area Review) inspection and was identified as a ‘Good targeted action’ which has a ‘positive effect on increasing the self esteem, confidence and attitudes and behaviours’ of the children and young people we work with. Some new initiatives also under the NHMEF children's services include new Booster classes at the Forum, which provide Maths and English support to GCSE level students once a week on a Thursday morning. The students attending these classes are referred by the schools; if you are interested in the project please contact your school or the Forum. For further information the Aiming High project leaflet is available in PDF- click here
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