About Next Steps

We offer 1-1 mentoring, guidance and support to inspire young learners. We encourage open and honest communication to help improve mental and social wellbeing and foster positive working relationships. 

Next Steps provides structured group mentoring for young learners, creating a supportive environment where they can build confidence, develop key skills, and explore their future goals through guided discussion, activities, workshops and peer learning.

Next Steps offers SQA-accredited qualifications that give young learners the opportunity to gain recognised awards while developing practical skills, achieving success, and a stronger understanding of their future pathways.

Next Steps enables young learners to build stronger working relationships with their peers, staff, and external agents, helping to create a more supportive learning environment where communication, trust, and collaboration can grow.

Next Steps promotes positive mental health by providing young learners with a safe, supportive space through workshops and guided activities that encourage open discussion, self-reflection, and emotional wellbeing.

Next Steps promotes the development of skills for learning, life, and work by combining mentoring, practical activities, and accredited learning into a structured programme. Young people build communication, teamwork, confidence, and problem-solving skills while exploring real-world topics such as employability, goal setting, and personal development preparing them for positive leavers destinations. 

Through group work, reflection, and supported challenges, learners gain the skills they need to succeed in education, in the workplace, and in everyday life.