Time to talk
One-to-one & group mentoring
Proposed sessions could give a young person dedicated time with a suitable mentor, or a facilitated space to learn and connect with peers.
Explore the Help pillarA steady person. A place to be heard.
Every young person deserves someone in their corner.
Growing up brings questions, change and moments when it helps to have someone steady beside you. THE SIMS PROJECT is being built around trusted mentoring: a relationship where a young person can speak honestly, feel understood and find their own way forward. We want that kind of support to be within reach in schools and communities across the UK.
Hope. Help. Healing. Together.
Listening makes room for a young person’s own voice.
A little more space to be heard
Sometimes, what matters is having someone who stays and listens.
A young person might be managing school, friendships, identity or a change at home, while finding it hard to put what they feel into words. They deserve to be met with patience, not assumptions.
Parents can care deeply and still not have every answer. Teachers hold many responsibilities and cannot always give one young person all the time they need. Professional support matters, though reaching it may involve waiting or eligibility steps. A trusted mentor could offer another steady relationship alongside that wider support. Mentoring is not therapy, counselling, medical care or a replacement for statutory services.
A relationship, not a quick fix
Support begins with listening, then grows at the young person’s pace.
THE SIMS PROJECT aims to bring consistent, accessible mentoring into the places where young people learn, grow and find community.
Within the community
School-based support
A flexible provision could complement pastoral care through an agreed school presence and collaboration with the people who already support pupils.
For schoolsShared learning
Workshops & conversations
Proposed workshops, assemblies and talks could open thoughtful conversations about confidence, bullying, belonging, resilience, asking for help and positive relationships.
Explore The ProgrammesThese are proposed programme options, not a promise of current availability.
01: A story that became a promiseOur story
Built on the belief that no young person should feel alone.
THE SIMS PROJECT was founded by Tristan Dennison. His own experience of bullying and trauma, and the difference made by a trusted mentor, shaped a simple conviction: no young person should feel they have to carry everything alone.
This project is being built carefully around relationships that feel safe, consistent and real.
Read our storyFind your next step
Start where you are. There is room for a question.
You may be here for yourself, for a young person you care about, or for the community around them. You do not need to have it all worked out before you begin.
You know your child. You want them to feel heard, supported and able to find their own way.
Explore what a trusted mentor may offer, how an enquiry could work and where other support may be needed.
Support for parents & carersYou already show up for young people. A trusted relationship can add another kind of support.
Discover the proposed approach, practical considerations and the safeguarding conversations that come first.
Bring THE SIMS PROJECT to your schoolFor young people
If you’re 11 or older and reading this, your thoughts matter. You deserve to be listened to, without having to explain everything perfectly. The mentoring programme is being developed, so we can’t promise a place or immediate support. You might start by speaking to an adult you trust. This website isn’t an emergency service.
Ask a general questionA long-term ambition
One day, mentoring should feel like a natural part of every young person’s world.
THE SIMS PROJECT aims to make accessible mentoring a normal part of support across eligible schools, colleges and youth-serving communities throughout the UK, not something a young person only receives when they reach crisis point.
See the mission behind this ambition ↗ One trusted relationship can make room for a new possibility.Hope. Help. Healing. Together.
A young person deserves to know someone believes their voice matters.
If you’re a young person with a question, a parent looking for support, a school exploring mentoring, or an organisation that shares this vision, there’s a next step for you.