TLG - Transforming Lives for Good - early intervention in schools.

 

Together Lancashire have been having some conversations with Matt Wilson of TLG about their scheme of early intervention in schools.

 

See here for further information

http://www.tlg.org.uk/web/earlyIntervention

 

You can also download there and read the prospectus for schools or the prospectus for churches.

 

We believe there are plenty of opportunities in Lancashire where children aged 8+ in local schools could be greatly helped by this programme of mentoring, so that they might avoid exclusion from schools and subsequent failure to benefit from educational opportunities.

 

We recognize that in Lancashire there are many primary schools with strong connections with local churches, and that people from local churches are already offering many hours of voluntary support to schools as governors, through parents associations and as classroom volunteers.

 

For the TLG scheme to get underway in our area we need

 

• to discover and connect up local churches (or clusters of churches) that already have, or would like to develop a stronger relationship with their local  primary school
• identify schools where such an intervention would be welcome
• identify,  enrol and train church members as volunteers willing and able to spend a couple of hours each week with a child in school, helping them through a mentoring programme which will develop resilience and more positive attitudes to education.

 

There is a small cost involved to the local church, for which you will receive ongoing training and support,  which will strengthen your ministry in the community and help youngsters in Transforming their Lives for Good

 

If you are interested - especially if you are a church leader or teacher please contact

 

Matt Wilson   matt.wilson@tlg.org.uk

TLG, Head of Partnerships
Mobile: 07957 357980