Kindness Educators

Mentoring

We have been privileged enough to deliver mentoring to both primary and secondary school-aged children for over ten years now. Our mentoring is run through educational settings for students, with a diverse range of needs, but identified as needing additional support across the South West. The sessions are bespoke to the individual in our care, as we believe education should be engaging for everyone - that requires it to be personalised to each learner.

Nonetheless, our mentoring has the same overarching principles and aims for all learners that we are privileged enough to meet. These principles and aims are:

  • A flexible and caring approach, that is fully inclusive to all

  • Create a safe space for them to fully express themselves

  • Increase confidence and self-esteem

  • Address any difficulties experienced by the learner

  • Participate in new actives within a friendly environment

  • Improve behaviour and wellbeing

  • Support each individual to find the motivation and life skills to positively move forward and contribute to society

Sounds like something a student of yours needs? Make a referral here!

Kindness Programme

Our Kindness Programme is our new and innovative initiative to create social change. The programme is all, about, you guessed it - kindness! Delivered to both primary and secondary aged-students, the programme educates learners on the power of kindness and how if harnessed correctly, it can create a kinder society, but also a kinder world within. Focusing on topics of wellbeing, communities and self-awareness, the programme should result in learners having greater appreciation of kindness, empathy and how their actions can positively and negatively impact others.

The programme is supported by the Art of Brilliant team, who boast the only Doctor of Happiness - so clearly it’s worth knowing about!

Want to get yours students involved with the coolest, kindest, programme around? Let’s have a chinwag about kindness here!

Wellbeing Programme

Our Wellbeing Programme is delivered to secondary school students, and teaches them basic physical health and wealth information. The intention of the programme is to enable students to make healthy lifestyle choices and positively contribute to society, as they transition into young adulthood. The topics of the course include:

  • The wellbeing and body benefits to physical exercise

  • The names and functionality of muscles

  • Identifying healthy foods and macronutrients and why the body and mind requires energy from food

  • Creating a food and lifestyle budget

  • Understanding banking, payslips, loans and interest rates

The course is AQA accredited, with learners gaining a recognised certificate for passing the programme. We are delighted to share a Level 2 edition of the Wellbeing Programme is now available too, which builds on the topics covered in Level 1. For more information about the programme get in contact here.

Accessible Counselling

At SFC, we provide a safe, supportive and non-judgemental therapeutic environment for our local community. We recognise that life can become difficult and that people may need a space where they feel accepted, heard and able to explore their experiences. Our counselling service focuses on the here and now, supporting people to develop greater awareness of their thoughts, emotions, physical responses and relationships. Rather than telling people what they should do, we help them better understand themselves and recognise the choices available to them.

We offer one-to-one and group therapy, alongside creative approaches that can provide alternative ways of expressing experiences and emotions that may be difficult to put into words. Our approach is person-centred, meeting each individual where they are and supporting them at a manageable pace. The therapeutic relationship offers opportunities to develop self-awareness and explore how we relate to others.

SFC also provides supported placement opportunities for counselling students, who work within their competence and receive appropriate supervision. Clients are always informed when they are working with a student. Our community counselling service is available to adults aged 18 and over. Support for children and young people is provided through SFC’s designated school provision, following appropriate assessment and safeguarding considerations.

 

Get in touch about Family Counselling

Want to make a referral for yourself, or on behalf of another individual? Get in touch! Let’s talk it through.