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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Noah Vickers

Sadiq Khan announces £2.3million to expand mentoring in pupil referral units

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan pictured at City Hall - (Daniel Hambury/Stella Pictures Ltd)

The Mayor of London has announced that his Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) will invest £2.3m to expand the number of mentors helping children in Pupil Referral Units (PRUs).

The funding boost will mean that for the first time, City Hall-funded mentors are providing support to young people in PRUs in all 32 London boroughs.

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