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
Evolve Annual Conference 2024
Our Annual Conference is just one week away. Each year, Evolve Health Mentors from across the country come together to celebrate their impact and complete further training to prepare for the coming year.
Conduct Disorder: If you name it you can blame it
Evolve Health Mentors provided vital support that enabled “unintentionally disruptive” pupils to access learning within their mainstream school classrooms.
Meet the Mentors: Andres Hernandez
Meet Andres Hernandez. Discover how Andres’ unique skill set makes him a perfect mentor for the school he works in, and find out more about how he goes above and beyond to support his mentees.
Amazing Employment Opportunity
We are looking for a talented, passionate and values-driven candidate to become our next Relationship Manager responsible for our activity in London. The successful candidate
The Future of Education and Mental Health Under Labour
The new Labour government brings a new approach to education and children’s health services. How do their big plans align with Evolve’s philosophy and mission?
Get Ready for Evolve’s 2023/24 Impact Report
As Evolve is set to release our 2023/24 Impact Report this summer, we are excited to share the outcomes of our mentoring programmes across the country.
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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