This Week at TWMAD: When Trust Creates Space to Talk About Safety
Marv2026-10-23T18:56:48+01:00How relationship-led mentoring can create space for safeguarding concerns to be shared, recognised and passed through the right channels.
This Week at TWMAD: Listening, Persistence and Positive Choices
Marv2026-10-16T21:37:44+01:00Across 11 distinct completed sessions, mentors recorded young people speaking up about learning, persisting with a practical task and responding calmly to a setback.
This Week at TWMAD: New Beginnings, Everyday Discoveries and Learning That Lasts
Marv2026-10-09T17:26:05+01:00This week’s TWMAD mentoring highlights explore education transitions, practical learning, adapting support and specialist staff training.
This Week at TWMAD: Reflection, Confidence and Positive Engagement
Marv2026-09-25T20:28:33+01:00Across 18 distinct completed sessions captured in newly submitted reports, mentors recorded progress in education engagement, self-awareness, emotional regulation and confidence.
This Week at TWMAD: Confidence, Communication and Positive Choices
Marv2026-09-18T16:34:45+01:00Across 13 distinct completed sessions, mentors recorded progress in communication, confidence, reflection and positive choices. This bulletin shares anonymised, evidence-grounded highlights from 14–18 September 2026.
This Week at TWMAD: Small Steps, Growing Confidence and Meaningful Change
Marv2026-09-11T21:28:18+01:00Across 19 completed sessions, young people took positive steps in confidence, communication, education and engagement. Here is what meaningful progress looked like at TWMAD this week.
Supporting Reece’s Journey to a Brighter Future
Marv2025-08-27T13:47:51+01:00A Story of Transformation Through Mentoring At TWMAD, we believe that the right support at the right time can make all the difference. When Reece was referred to us, he was facing a challenging transition—moving from a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) back into mainstream education after being excluded due to an incident that led to his arrest. The weight of his past actions left Reece feeling lost, anxious, and convinced that his future opportunities had been permanently damaged. His self-worth had plummeted, and his mother was deeply concerned about his declining mental health. Reece journey was not an easy one. Adjusting [...]
TWMAD Celebrates Youth Music Fund Award for Future Beat Makers Project
Marv2025-08-27T13:47:51+01:00TWMAD Celebrates Youth Music Fund Award for Future Beat Makers Project Together We Make A Difference is thrilled to announce that we have been granted funding from the Youth Music Fund to launch our innovative Future Beat Makers project. This exciting new initiative aims to provide children and young people with access to Urban Park our state-of-the-art digital sound and music studio offering them opportunities to explore and develop their talents in music production and media creation. The Future Beat Makers project is designed to create memorable experiences for children who face barriers to learning. Whether they are beginners or have [...]
From Gang Life to Greatness! Jack’s Journey of Transformation
Marv2025-08-27T13:47:51+01:00Referral information Jack is a charismatic and talented young person with a passion for DJing and music. Raised by his mother alongside many siblings and without a relationship with his father, who is in prison. Jack faced significant challenges from an early age as he became deeply embroiled in gang culture and risky behaviours, including drug dealing and knife carrying. Chaos The impact of these experiences was significant and led to traumatic events such as the loss of a close friend to gang violence and direct threats to Jack’s own life being made. His safety and wellbeing were at significant risk, which [...]
How TWMAD is Helping a Child to Build Resilience
Marv2025-08-27T13:47:51+01:00At TWMAD, we believe every young person has the potential to thrive, even when life presents significant challenges. Seb, a Year 8 student and a Looked-After Child (LAC), exemplifies this belief. Seb is a likeable and generally well-supported young person who often experiences success in school. However, like many young people navigating complex circumstances, Seb struggles to manage setbacks when they arise. His responses can include disruptive behaviour and an inability to accept consequences, leading to an increasing number of exclusions. Seb tends to escalate situations quickly, often displaying patterns of avoidance and self-sabotage, particularly in tasks where he fears failure, [...]