Pilot & other programmes

This programme builds on the overarching Power2 principle that through helping others, young people experience life-changing benefits in school and in their personal lives.

Power2 Progress applies our existing model of peer mentoring, mutual benefit and social action to supporting Year 6 students (mentees) and Year 8 students (mentors) who may be facing additional challenges. 

It is designed to help Year 6 students make positive transitions into secondary school life. At the same time, Year 8 students benefit from the experience of mentoring and inspiring a younger pupil and achieve an accredited NCFE Level 1 Award in Developing Effective Thinking Skills at the end of the 13-week programme.

With the support of the Co-op Foundation and the #iwill Fund we recently launched the first pilot of this programme in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

The #iwill Fund is made possible thanks to £50 million joint investment from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to support young people to access high quality social action opportunities. Co-op Foundation is acting as a match funder and awarding grants on behalf of the #iwill Fund.

Power2 Advance is our structured support programme for 16-25s, providing 1:1 mentoring, group workshops, and external opportunities, and the chance to become a Peer Mentor. We currently deliver the programme in London, working with young people from the borough of Lambeth, and in Greater Manchester, working with care-experienced young people in the borough of Trafford.

In Lambeth Power2 Advance supports young people to sustain their engagement in further and higher education and make a positive transition from study to employment.

In Trafford Power2 Advance supports care-experienced young people to make a positive transition to independent living, with their wellbeing, and with, and routes into education, employment and training. 

Our Power2 Be Active programme harnesses the power of sport and physical activity to improve wellbeing. It pairs young people aged 13-15 with nursery or primary school children aged 2-5 years to mentor them in activities that promote exercise. Weekly classes consist of young people designing and leading activity sessions to get young children moving more.

Power2 Be Active also sees the first example of our new tri-generational delivery model, with young people visiting care homes where they adapt the activities they have designed for elderly residents.

Children enjoy new, varied activities and experience a boost to their learning using fun, engaging and active methods, while older residents reduce social isolation and stay physically and mentally active. Young people taking part develop their communication, leadership and interpersonal skills and experience improvements to their confidence and emotional wellbeing while working towards a Sports Leadership qualification.