From workshops to talks, coaching and mentoring to group work we offer a holistic approach to raising the self esteem of young people.
Workshops
We live in a world where our appearance can impact how we feel about ourselves. Where looking good can be more important than feeling good. Where likes and comments help determine popularity. At Incredible Brilliant Youth we believe EVERY young person is amazing and has at least one talent or skill that will help them to succeed in the world.
We specialise in working with young people aged 11-30, helping them to unlock the gifts within by empowering them through targeted support, encouraging them to take care of themselves and love who they are both inside and out. Our workshops take a holistic approach to helping young people to know that they are wonderful entirely and that it is fine to be successful, take care of their appearance AND their character.
Every workshop offered by Incredible Brilliant Youth has been designed to aid skills development, build self awareness and encourage young people to look at their qualities and abilities.
Our workshops can be delivered as part of a targeted intervention service and can be adapted to suit the needs of your organisation. Please get in touch for more information.
We specialise in working with young people aged 11-30, helping them to unlock the gifts within by empowering them through targeted support, encouraging them to take care of themselves and love who they are both inside and out. Our workshops take a holistic approach to helping young people to know that they are wonderful entirely and that it is fine to be successful, take care of their appearance AND their character.
Every workshop offered by Incredible Brilliant Youth has been designed to aid skills development, build self awareness and encourage young people to look at their qualities and abilities.
- Beauty
- Self Esteem
- Body Image
- Education
- Employment
Our workshops can be delivered as part of a targeted intervention service and can be adapted to suit the needs of your organisation. Please get in touch for more information.
Want to know what young people think of our workshops?
"This session has helped the way I think about my body image and that if I don’t like something my body is always changing. I've learnt to be happy with myself." Participant, 14, Body Image
"It would be helpful to young people because it's interesting and you learn a lot. It's helpful because we're taking our GCSE's soon." Participant, 15, Study Skills
"It showed simple changes to daily routines could make an effective improvement to skin." Participant, 19, Make Up and Skincare
Coaching and Mentoring
We run a popular coaching and mentoring service, providing support for young people from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances. We have supported young people both in and out of school, youth offenders and young community leaders. We work with our mentees and coachees to establish their needs and want they hope to achieve during their time with us. The minimum commitment for our coaching and mentoring programmes is eight weeks; the maximum commitment is six months. Sessions are conducted on a weekly or monthly basis; however this can be adapted depending on the needs of the young person.
Our coaching and mentoring services are run by our staff and a group of dedicated volunteers. Our mentors and coaches are fully trained in supporting young people and are DBS checked. We check in with them regularly to see how they are doing and how best we can support them and the young people they are working with. We like to take care of people and Incredible Brilliant Youth!
Our coaching and mentoring services are run by our staff and a group of dedicated volunteers. Our mentors and coaches are fully trained in supporting young people and are DBS checked. We check in with them regularly to see how they are doing and how best we can support them and the young people they are working with. We like to take care of people and Incredible Brilliant Youth!
What's the difference between coaching and mentoring?
So glad you asked!
Coaching is a really interesting way to help people figure out what they want to do and develop their own path to move towards their goal. It's solution focused, encouraging the coachee to find their own answers via the coach asking them a series of targeted questions. Most of the talking is done by the coachee, with the coach being more of a sounding board and getting them to think a bit more deeply about their ultimate goal. This approach works well for those that already have an idea of what they want to do and specific things they would like to work on.
Mentoring is a great way of working with a person who is in need of more general one to one support or would like to work on more than one goal during one session. It is still solution focused, but there is more time to be more creative and more time to explore thoughts, feelings and ideas. Mentors and mentees are matched on mutual interests and the mentors experience in what their potential mentee would like to do. What is discussed is led by the mentee, with the mentor being able to offer information, advice and guidance in contrast to coaching. This approach works for those that may have complex needs, may be unsure of what they want to do, need a space to talk or may be in need of some inspiration.
Coaching is a really interesting way to help people figure out what they want to do and develop their own path to move towards their goal. It's solution focused, encouraging the coachee to find their own answers via the coach asking them a series of targeted questions. Most of the talking is done by the coachee, with the coach being more of a sounding board and getting them to think a bit more deeply about their ultimate goal. This approach works well for those that already have an idea of what they want to do and specific things they would like to work on.
Mentoring is a great way of working with a person who is in need of more general one to one support or would like to work on more than one goal during one session. It is still solution focused, but there is more time to be more creative and more time to explore thoughts, feelings and ideas. Mentors and mentees are matched on mutual interests and the mentors experience in what their potential mentee would like to do. What is discussed is led by the mentee, with the mentor being able to offer information, advice and guidance in contrast to coaching. This approach works for those that may have complex needs, may be unsure of what they want to do, need a space to talk or may be in need of some inspiration.
Want to find out more? Here's a testimonial from one of the young people we've worked with:
How Coaching from Incredible Brilliant Youth helped me
"In 2015, I had the privilege of getting one-to-one coaching from Incredible Brilliant Youth, which could not have come at a better time. 2015 was a year that was all about moving forward and further developing all of the ideas in my mind, but I knew that it was going to be difficult and I would need all the help I could get. Incredible Brilliant Youth was one of those avenues that helped me and I could not be more grateful for that.
The coaching sessions allowed me to focus on what it is that I wanted to do and what I could do to achieve that, while making sure that I stayed calm and did not run myself into the ground. I also began to develop confidence, as I sat back at looked at what I had achieved and saw what I could achieve going forward. One-to-one coaching helped me to not only put my plans into action, but to also gain better belief in myself and what I can do. I haven’t looked back since."
Shaniqua, Coachee, aged 23
How Mentoring from Incredible Brilliant Youth helped me
"Mentoring has helped me to understand and reflect on myself and my impact on others. I think it's helped me to become more confident in speaking to new people and encouraged me even more to pursue my dreams! It was also great to learn from mentor Hannah who gave me advice."
Jennifer, Mentee, aged 13
How Coaching from Incredible Brilliant Youth helped me
"In 2015, I had the privilege of getting one-to-one coaching from Incredible Brilliant Youth, which could not have come at a better time. 2015 was a year that was all about moving forward and further developing all of the ideas in my mind, but I knew that it was going to be difficult and I would need all the help I could get. Incredible Brilliant Youth was one of those avenues that helped me and I could not be more grateful for that.
The coaching sessions allowed me to focus on what it is that I wanted to do and what I could do to achieve that, while making sure that I stayed calm and did not run myself into the ground. I also began to develop confidence, as I sat back at looked at what I had achieved and saw what I could achieve going forward. One-to-one coaching helped me to not only put my plans into action, but to also gain better belief in myself and what I can do. I haven’t looked back since."
Shaniqua, Coachee, aged 23
How Mentoring from Incredible Brilliant Youth helped me
"Mentoring has helped me to understand and reflect on myself and my impact on others. I think it's helped me to become more confident in speaking to new people and encouraged me even more to pursue my dreams! It was also great to learn from mentor Hannah who gave me advice."
Jennifer, Mentee, aged 13
Interested?
If you would like to refer a young person for coaching or mentoring, please send an email to info@ibyouth.org.uk or fill out an enquiry form.