Time to Programmes in Northern Ireland

Time to Programmes

Time to Read, Time 2 Count, and Time to Compute are a unique set of award-winning mentoring programmes that link children at Key Stage 2 in primary schools (8-11 years of age) with an individual adult mentor—a positive role model from the world of work.

The programmes provide companies, businesses, and public sector organisations in Northern Ireland with an opportunity to use their employees to impact positively on outcomes for children, and to be active in supporting schools in their local communities.

Although the focus of the programmes may be on improving children's reading and literacy attainment, their numeracy capabilities and their ICT skills, evidence has shown that the support of a volunteer for a set time each week during the school year also impacts very positively on each child's confidence and self-esteem, on their enjoyment of learning, and on their ability to interact with an adult . . . more