Our Success Evaluated

Evaluations

The solution focused way our mentors work helps children manage their behaviour in situations that would previously have ended in conflict. Referrers and parents report improvements in children’s self control, and in relationships with other children and adults.

In 2008, the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths University completed an independent evaluation of Chance UK’s London work. They found that: 

* 98% of children showed reductions in levels of behavioural difficulty 

* 51% showed no behavioural difficulty at all by the end of the mentoring year

Download executive summary (pdf, 166 KB)

  Download full report (pdf, 761 KB)

The research followed the progress of 100 children who had had mentors over the past five years, and evaluated the short term and long term impact of having a Chance UK mentor. 

The findings were extremely positive, showing a decrease in hyperactivity-inattention, emotional symptoms, conduct problems and peer problems for all children, with an increase in pro-social behaviour. Children also retained many of their improvements three to five years after the mentoring ended.

 ‘The mentoring has made a huge difference. It was that piece in the jigsaw we found very hard to fill. [During the mentoring] we were completing the message from every side – that he’s worth something and education is valuable.’ 
Matt, teacher