Upsy logo with orange arrow and the text "Unlocking Potential Supporting Youth" on a black background.

A 6-week, school-integrated mentoring programme supporting students at risk of exclusion.

Improving behaviour, engagement, and long-term outcomes.

Reducing Behaviour Issues
Through Structured Mentoring

The Problem.

Students at risk of exclusion often cycle through sanctions without meaningful change.

  • Staff are stretched.

  • Time is limited.

  • The students who need the most support often receive
    the least consistent intervention.

Icons and text describing behavioral challenges, disengagement, and risk of exclusion in students.

The Solution.

UPSY provides targeted 1:1 mentoring for students who need consistent adult support, built around the principle:

“Connection Before Correction”

We don’t replace school systems.
We strengthen them.

Flowchart showing a student receiving mentor guidance leading to improved behavior, illustrated by an upward trending graph.

The Programme.

Delivered within the school environment, UPSY provides targeted 1:1 mentoring for students who need structured support.

Each programme is designed to build trust first, before driving lasting improvements in behaviour and engagement.

An infographic titled 'The UPSY Programme' outlining six steps: Referral, Build a Relationship, Understand Behaviour, Set Goals, Behaviour Change, Track Progress. Each step has an icon and a brief description.
Icons with text: brain with checkmark labeled 'Behaviour Awareness', target with arrow labeled 'Student Engagement', circular arrows with down arrow labeled 'Reduced Incidents', two people shaking hands with a heart above labeled 'Strong Relationships'.

The Impact.

The UPSY programme is designed to create meaningful, measurable change for both students and schools.

By providing consistent support, clear accountability, and structured reflection, students begin to recognise their behaviour, take ownership, and re-engage with school in a more positive way.

For staff, this means fewer repeated incidents, clearer communication, and the confidence that the right support is in place.

Start With a Pilot.

Schools can participate in a pilot to introduce the programme in a focused, low-risk way.

  • Immediate support for key students

  • Clear insight into how the programme works

  • Measurable evidence of impact

An infographic titled 'Benefits of Starting with Pilot' listing four benefits with icons: 
1. Affordable, Low-Risk Start with a clipboard and dollar sign icon.
2. Focus on Priority Students with a group of people and target icon.
3. Builds Staff Trust Quickly with a handshake icon.
4. Evidence to Scale with Confidence with a bar chart and upward arrow icon.

“Connection Before Correction”