MCR Pathways

Service category: Education, Employability, Young people

MCR Pathways is a national, award-winning mentoring programme. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances.

Our school-based mentoring programme supports young people to find, grow and use their talents. We help young people to build confidence, broaden aspirations and explore their future pathways. MCR’s Young Talent programme helps young people progress to positive post-school destinations.

From the Highlands to Surrey

MCR Pathways is a national mentoring programme delivered in 126 schools across the UK, and that number is soon set to grow.

First established in Glasgow during 2007, we began a national expansion in 2018. Since then, MCR Pathways has doubled the number of young people it supports each year, now working with over 5,000 young people each week.

In March 2021, the Scottish Government announced a major funding package which supports the introduction of MCR’s mentoring programme across Scotland. The Hunter Foundation has also provided additional investment to support our expansion. With this amazing milestone, we hope to help even more young people achieve all they can.

In 2021 we launched MCR Pathways in England. Starting in Hertfordshire, we are now operating in eleven schools across the county. We have subsequently rolled the programme out in Surrey and are operating in seven schools. Find out more here.