Mentoring for ADHD Learners
Creative, relationship-led SEN mentoring that helps ADHD learners thrive
ADHD does not need more pressure, tighter rules, or constant reminders to focus.
It needs understanding, movement, interest, and space to engage in ways that actually work.
At SEN Manny Mentor, our SEN mentors support ADHD learners every day. We understand that focus often arrives through curiosity, enjoyment, and connection rather than sitting still or being told to concentrate.
Our ADHD mentoring is built around the young person in front of us. Sessions are active, responsive, and often playful, shaped in real time. When a learner feels understood and genuinely enjoys what they’re doing, focus begins to appear naturally.
This is SEN mentoring that works with ADHD, not against it.
What ADHD Mentoring Looks Like & How Progress Grows
Every session begins with connection.
Our SEN mentors tune into how the learner arrives that day, their energy, interests, and capacity to engage. We adapt immediately rather than forcing a fixed plan.
Sessions are creative and flexible. They may involve games, challenges, movement-based activities, conversation, practical projects, or diving into a topic the learner is genuinely interested in. Learning is woven into what already holds attention.
We use activities that build focus through enjoyment. Games that involve strategy, turn-taking, or problem-solving help ADHD learners practise regulation without it feeling like work. Because the experience is enjoyable, learners stay with it.
Sometimes part of the work is learning how to pause, sit with discomfort, or stay with something that feels harder. We do not avoid that. We approach it through ADHD mentoring that keeps curiosity and engagement alive.
When attention dips, we adjust. When energy rises, we work with it. This helps ADHD learners feel capable rather than corrected.
Progress does not show up as longer periods of sitting still. It shows up as greater willingness to engage, steadier regulation, improved emotional awareness, and growing confidence around learning.
Over time, many learners begin to recognise their own progress. They feel more in control of their energy. Learning starts to feel achievable again.
Progress holds because it grows from understanding.
Why Families Choose SEN Manny Mentor
Families often come to us when school support or traditional mentoring has stopped working for their child with ADHD.
They are looking for a SEN Manny Mentor who understands ADHD in real life, not just in theory.
Our mentors bring calm, humour, and creativity into every session. Many have lived experience of ADHD, which helps build trust quickly.
We focus on strengths, curiosity, and effort. Learners begin to notice what they are good at and feel more confident in how they learn.
Parents often tell us the biggest shift is emotional. Their child feels understood. Engagement becomes easier. Confidence starts to return.
Our SEN Experience
Our small, hand-picked team of SEN mentors brings experience from SEN schools, home education, and EOTAS provision across London, Hertfordshire, and the UK.
Much of our work involves supporting ADHD learners who struggle with focus, motivation, emotional regulation, or school-related anxiety.
Through years of SEN mentoring, we have developed approaches that allow energy to be expressed safely while building meaningful progress. Support stays flexible as learners grow and change.
Every young person is held within a wider team that reflects together and adapts mentoring so it remains steady and well supported.
Explore Our Specialist Mentoring
Every learner’s journey is different. Explore how SEN Manny Mentor supports young people through relationship-led SEN mentoring.
Next Steps
If your child needs ADHD mentoring that works with energy, curiosity, and attention, we’d be glad to talk.
Use the contact form to explore next steps.
