‘’ Working with CoachBright to deliver the Peer to Peer Coaching programme has been a fantastic experience for the students at Duke’s. Our Year 10 coaches built genuinely positive relationships with the Year 7 pupils, many of whom had previously struggled to engage in maths. That sense of trust and encouragement made a real difference – the younger students felt supported by someone closer to their own age, which boosted their confidence, engagement, and most importantly their progress in maths.’’ Rus Atkinson, NCEA Dukes Secondary School, Ashington.
CoachBright is a national social mobility charity that works with schools to support pupils facing disadvantage to thrive academically and emotionally through structured coaching programmes.
For over ten years, CoachBright has supported nearly 20,000 young people across the UK, helping to raise aspirations, close academic gaps, and develop confident, independent and resilient learners.
About the programme
The programme trains and supports your older pupils to act as role models and coaches for younger peers.
Participating pupils typically work on priority areas such as:
- Maths
- Phonics
- Reading
- English
- Confidence-building
The programme can be tailored to support a school’s specific priority areas.
Benefits for schools
- Increased confidence and resilience in both coaches and coachees
- Accelerated progress in focus subject areas
- Improved leadership and communication skills in your older pupils
- Improved engagement, metacognitive skills and school culture
- Improved attendance, particularly for persistently absent pupils
Further information
A short video providing further details about the programme is below:
Schools interested in learning more about how this works and associated costs can arrange a 20-minute informal virtual meeting with CoachBright at CoachBright or can email team@coachbright.org
