Enabling all children to achieve their potential
Transforming the lives of children and young people by developing their attitude, agency and aspiration.
We believe that some people need help to get to the start line in learning and in life.
We believe that people are able to make positive changes to their lives.
We believe in a holistic and individual approach that is backed by robust evidence of what works.
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Evolve Development Tracker
The Evolve Development Tracker is an online assessment, identification and measurement system that tracks and reports key metrics.
It is just one of the many tools found in a Health Mentors toolbox and is available for all school clients to use.
Featured Posts
Turning ‘Long-Term’ Into Now: Vad’s Early Impact
What if the future a young person dreams of isn’t far away – they just need someone to walk with them toward it?
In his early days as a Health Mentor, Vad helped turn one pupil’s “long-term” goal into a real, immediate opportunity. This isn’t just a story about career pathways – it’s about belief, timing, and the quiet power of mentoring done right.
Meet the mentor – Tushar
What happens when a mentor becomes the missing link between learning and wellbeing? Meet Tushar, a passionate educator using empathy, data, and daily presence to transform the school experience for his mentees. In a system stretched thin, Health Mentors like Tushar are quietly reshaping how we support young people. This is what it looks like when care meets impact.
Schools in Crisis: Possibly.
Like all public services, education budgets are severely stretched and schools are struggling to cope with increasing challenges of school readiness, special educational needs, pupil behaviour, mental wellbeing and teacher recruitment.
Mental Health in “Adolescence” and in Adolescents
Launched in 2017, the Mental Health of Children and Young People survey is a longitudinal study assessing the rates of probable mental disorders in England. Read on to understand the scale of the problem and the impact on education.
The Data You Need Before September: Why July Insight Could Reshape Year 7
Every September, secondary schools open their doors to a new Year 7 cohort. And every year, a pattern quietly repeats itself. Some pupils thrive from
The Year 7 Dip: Why We Must Stop Accepting It as Inevitable
“He’s not lazy. He’s overwhelmed. It’s his third week in Year 7.” We’ve all seen it – the pupil who starts secondary school already shrinking
Our values
1. Strive for Excellence – Being the best that we can be
2. Embrace Collaboration – Working with others to achieve more
3. Always Evolve – Continuously seeking to learn, innovate and improve
4. Outcome Focussed – Driven by real and sustained impact
Underpinning these core values are three character traits that are at the heart of everything we do:
- Being Passionate – having real belief in what we do
- Being Resilient – keeping going when things are hard
- Being Authentic – genuine in our desire to make positive change
What we do is important but the people we work with are more so. We take this responsibility very seriously.
“”…I see no reason why there shouldn’t be a Health Mentor in every school across the country…”
Dr Stephen Zwolinsky, Leeds Beckett University
Our mission story
We believe that if children are physically, emotionally and cognitively healthy they are more likely to positively engage with learning and life.
This solid foundation delivers short term educational benefits, such as improved attendance, learning behaviours, and attainment, and longer term outcomes such as reduced potential for criminality; increased economic performance; and improved quality of life.
We also believe that this fair, positive and nurturing start to life is a fundamental human right.
However, modern society is hampering healthy and happy development and education systems have not evolved to create environments where children and young people can thrive.
For many children, the world is a difficult place; voices are harsh and challenging; choices, possibilities and options are limited; and the future is simply black. Whilst public systems are aware of this darkness, many still operate in silos and remain too rigid, bureaucratic and self serving to offer any light.
Evolve provides a route out of this darkness through its team of talented, trained and trusted Health Mentors who help children and young people transform from despair to hope; excluded to included; helplessness to helpfulness; vulnerable to valuable; liability to asset; dependent to independent.
Flicking this switch means children who are driven by “fight or flight” instincts and unable to self regulate become calmer and more confident with a greater sense of agency and control over their lives.
This leads to improved engagement with their peers, friends and family; full and active engagement with learning and life; where possibilities are imagined and paths towards them are taken; better decision making with the financial and cognitive resources to live well; where life is something that they feel part of and are able to enjoy; and having both the ability and desire to help others give back.
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