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The Respect Athlete Mentoring Programme
The Respect Athlete Mentoring Programme (RAMP) aims to improve the life chances of young people aged 11-25 who are involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in, anti-social behaviour. The programme is run in the community by Sport England through Creating Excellence and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust, and in education settings by the Youth Sport Trust.
RAMP offers new experiences and sporting opportunities for participants. Its 18 past and current elite athletes mentor through sporting activities and are there to help and inspire young people to change their behaviour.
The programme's first evaluation report showed that in 2007/08:
- 156 mentoring packages were delivered, involving 317 young people in total
- Mentors, key workers and teachers unanimously viewed sport as central to the success of RAMP
- Over 80 per cent of recorded moves in participant engagement were in a positive direction
- RAMP participants achieved nearly 1,000 positive outputs/outcomes. Categories monitored include the number of young people engaging with others; availing of new opportunities; undertaking self reviews; setting new goals; taking on responsibility/volunteering; and improving values, attitudes and daily routines
RAMP evaluation report 2007/08 PDF (1.3mb)
The 2008/09 evaluation report shows:
- 142 young people were engaged through 91 mentoring packages across education and community settings
- Over 60 per cent of recorded moves in participant engagement were in a positive direction
- By the end of their mentoring package, participants were less involved in medium or high levels of crime and general substance abuse. Participants were also more likely to engage in sport, and more likely to exhibit high esteem and positive behaviour towards their peers
RAMP evaluation report 2008/09 PDF (1.3mb)
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DCMS Youth Mentoring Programme
The DCMS Youth Mentoring Programme was launched in 2006 by DCMS as part of the response to the Government’s Respect Action Plan.
Supported by £2m of Treasury funding, the programme’s initial aim was to raise aspirations among disadvantaged young people through activity-based mentoring opportunities in media, music and sport. At a celebration event in June 2008, Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe confirmed DCMS would continue to fund the three schemes, allocating £3m until 2011.
The programme is run in conjunction with Youth Music, Media Trust, Sport England* and the Youth Sport Trust.
It offers one-to-one and group mentoring for young people who most need it. Mentors play a significant part in the young person’s life, acting as a role model who can offer professional advice, insight and encouragement, to help young people on the path to success.
A collective monitoring and evaluation report across the media, music and sport themes was produced by Substance in May 2009.The report relates to the first phase of the programme from October 2006 to May 2008 engaging 1,335 young people.
DCMS Youth Mentoring Programme 2006/08 PDF (1.5mb)
*delivered in community settings by Creating Excellence and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust.
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