Bag a top uni place
Break into top universities with tailored mentoring, accountability, and support.
Mentoring software for modern organisations
Create a culture of mentoring where everyone can grow
Avara makes it effortless to match mentors and mentees, guide their journey, and measure the impact of every connection – at any scale.
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Participants
1,280
+18% this quarter
Active matches
642
92% match rate
Program sentiment
4.7 / 5
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For students & mentors
Take your next step with Avara
Secure your dream career
Launch your career with mentors who’ve already walked the path you’re aiming for.
Pay it forward
Give back by mentoring the next generation and building your leadership skills.
Why Avara
Everything you need to run mentoring that scales
From sign-up to evaluation, Avara streamlines the entire mentoring lifecycle so you can focus on outcomes, not admin.
Smart, flexible matching
Match people based on skills, goals, location, and more. Let Avara auto-match cohorts or give program owners full manual control.
- One-to-one, group, and reverse mentoring
- Multiple programs, one unified view
- Powerful filters and eligibility rules
Guided mentoring journeys
Built-in milestones, templates, and nudges keep mentors and mentees moving, even when they’re busy or new to mentoring.
- Onboarding flows for mentors & mentees
- Session agendas and goal templates
- Automated reminders and check-ins
Live insights & reporting
Track participation, satisfaction, and program health in real time. Share impact with stakeholders at a glance.
- Program dashboards and exports
- Sentiment and engagement tracking
- Customisable reporting for leadership
How it works
Launch your mentoring program in four simple steps
Configure once, then let Avara do the heavy lifting – from onboarding participants to sustaining long-term mentoring relationships.
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Design your program
Set your goals, branding, and eligibility rules. Choose mentoring types and configure your sign-up forms without writing a line of code.
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Invite your people
Send personalised invitations, share a public registration link, or integrate with your HRIS to automatically enrol new joiners.
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Match mentors & mentees
Use Avara’s intelligent matching suggestions or fine-tune pairings manually. Support multiple cohorts and programs simultaneously.
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Measure and optimise
Monitor engagement, sentiment, and outcomes as they happen. Iterate quickly and prove the value of mentoring to your organisation.
Who we support
Designed for organisations supporting people facing barriers
Avara works with education providers, local authorities, charities and community organisations who deliver mentoring to young people and adults with a wide range of needs.
Young people in education
Support children and young people who are at risk of disengaging from school, college or university.
- Pupils with attendance or behaviour concerns
- Care-experienced young people and young carers
- Students navigating transitions between key stages or into higher education
Adults with additional needs
Provide structured mentoring for adults who are working towards independence, employment or improved wellbeing.
- People living with learning difficulties or disabilities
- Individuals managing long-term health or mental health conditions
- Adults who are socially isolated or out of work
Complex, multi-agency support
Coordinate mentoring around people with more complex journeys that involve multiple services and professionals.
- Young people in or leaving care
- People involved with youth justice or returning from custody
- Families and communities working with several support agencies
Each programme can be tailored for a specific group with custom onboarding questions, goals and reporting – while Avara keeps everything in one secure, easy-to-use system.
Why choose Avara
Built for commissioning and frontline mentoring teams
Avara combines person-centred practice with the structure, safeguarding and reporting your stakeholders expect.
Designed with practitioners
Avara is built with input from people who have run mentoring programmes for young people and vulnerable adults. We understand the reality of balancing meaningful relationships with reporting requirements.
- Configurable assessments, goals and outcomes
- Clear journeys from referral to exit
- Templates you can adapt to your local context
Safety and quality built in
Role-based access, audit trails and secure note-taking help you uphold safeguarding, data protection and confidentiality requirements.
- Record DBS checks, training and supervision for mentors
- Store risk information securely with appropriate access controls
- Keep a clear history of sessions, contact and decisions
Evidence the impact of mentoring
Turn your day-to-day work into clear insights for commissioners, funders and leadership teams.
- Track attendance, goals and outcomes over time
- Export data for reports, inspections and funding bids
- See programme health at a glance across locations and cohorts
Customer stories
Mentoring that actually sticks
“We tripled the size of our mentoring program without adding headcount. Avara takes care of the operational work so we can focus on people.”
Samir Patel
Director of Learning & Development, Lumera
“Our mentors and mentees finally feel guided and supported. The milestones, prompts, and reminders mean relationships don’t quietly fizzle out.”
Alexandra Chen
People Partner, Northstone Labs
“The dashboards make it easy to show leadership exactly how mentoring impacts engagement, retention, and promotion rates.”
Jordan Lee
Head of Talent, Elevate Collective
About us
About Avara
Avara is a mentoring organisation that understands the needs of both commissioning bodies and the people they support.
We sit at the intersection of frontline practice, safeguarding and technology. That means we understand what commissioners need to see in terms of outcomes, value and evidence – and we understand what clients need to feel safe, heard and supported.
- We understand commissioners and clients. We work with local authorities, schools, colleges and charities to align every programme with agreed outcomes and reporting requirements, while always keeping the experience of the mentee at the centre.
- We are passionate about outcomes. We don’t just count contacts or sessions. We care about real changes in confidence, engagement, progression and independence – and we help you track them clearly.
- We deliver high-quality, cost-effective mentoring. Avara is built to make mentoring sustainable, helping you reduce admin and duplication so more of your budget goes into direct support.
- We invest in “best in class” training. Our training programme equips mentors with the skills, tools and confidence they need to respond to a wide range of needs and situations.
- We take recruitment and safeguarding seriously. We operate a thorough recruitment process and expect all staff and mentors to hold an enhanced DBS, alongside robust checks and references.
- We match mentors to the right mentees. We know every client is different. Avara helps you match mentors’ skills, experience and interests to each person’s goals and circumstances, so every programme feels tailored and purposeful.
Our mission
Social mobility in the UK is still deeply unequal. Too many people are quietly told that the best universities, careers and opportunities “aren’t for people like them”. Avara was created to challenge that story.
Our mission is to connect people who have been underestimated with mentors who see their potential. We help them grow their confidence, navigate complex systems and unlock routes into education, work and independence that once felt out of reach.
Our manifesto
Avara is built on a simple belief: talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. We believe that where you grow up, which school you attend or who you know should never define how far you can go.
Our manifesto is a commitment to:
- Stand alongside people who have been told “no” and help them find a “yes”.
- Partner with organisations who want to remove barriers, not reinforce them.
- Design mentoring that is grounded in lived experience, kindness and high expectations.
- Use data and insight to prove that change is happening – and push for more.
Every programme we build, every mentor we train and every match we support is another step towards a fairer landscape of opportunity across the UK.
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Answers to common questions
New to mentoring programs or looking to modernise an existing initiative? Start with these frequently asked questions.
How is Avara different from a simple matching spreadsheet?
Avara automates sign-up, matching, communication prompts, and reporting – giving you real-time visibility into participation and sentiment. No more manual spreadsheets, follow-ups, or one-off surveys.
Can we run multiple mentoring programs at once?
Yes. You can configure separate programs for different business units, locations, or mentoring goals while still reporting across them from a single dashboard.
Do mentors and mentees need training?
Avara includes built-in guidance, templates, and nudges that help participants understand expectations, structure conversations, and set meaningful goals – no additional training budget required.
How long does implementation usually take?
Most customers launch their first Avara program within a few weeks. Our team supports you with configuration best practices, communication templates, and launch checklists.
Ready to talk to our team?
Share a few details about your organisation and we’ll get in touch to explore how Avara can support your mentoring goals.