YOUNG LEADERS
From Scholar to Leader to Mentor.
Young Leaders extends the scholarship beyond Award Day through academic guidance, career exposure, leadership development and supervised mentoring. Students can begin as mentees, qualifying senior scholars may serve as supervised Scholar Leaders, and screened university students, alumni and professionals can return as mentors.
BEYOND AWARD DAY
Academic guidance.
Help with study, subject choices and staying on the path to completion.
Career exposure.
Conversations with university students, alumni and professionals about what comes next.
Leadership development.
Senior scholars build leadership by supporting younger students, always under supervision.
Supervised mentoring.
Small groups led by screened mentors. Never unsupervised one-to-one contact.
THE PATHWAY
Five stages,
one direction.
Each stage is supervised, and progression is never guaranteed.
Scholar
Receives a verified scholarship through the school-verified application.
Mentee
Students can begin as mentees, learning in small supervised groups.
Scholar Leader
Qualifying senior scholars may serve as supervised Scholar Leaders for younger students.
Mentor
Screened university students, alumni and professionals can return as mentors.
Give Back
Former scholars help open the door for the next generation.
FOR SCHOLARS AND FAMILIES
How scholars join
Taking part is a choice. Saying no, or not now, never changes whether a student is selected for a scholarship.
Choose an interest
When applying for scholarship, pick Mentee, Future Peer Mentor, Tell me more or Not now.
Confirm after selection
Selected families confirm participation. Guardians give consent and scholars give their own agreement.
Meet in groups
Scholars join supervised group sessions with screened mentors.
Check in each term
A short termly update keeps support matched to each scholar.
SAFEGUARDING
Safe by design
Every mentor is screened and agrees to our code of conduct before working with scholars. Concerns go straight to our safeguarding lead, never through mentors.