Mentor a student

Why become a mentor?

Employees and organisations gain in multiple ways from professional - student mentoring. In exchange for a small time commitment, you will receive:

• Optional training in coaching and other relevant skills that will be beneficial throughout your career and personal life.
• An insight into higher education, developing an understanding of the strengths and development needs of graduates.
• Networking opportunities with future graduates and professionals, and also with colleagues and fellow mentors.
• An understanding of how mentoring can assist staff and personal development in the context of your own workplace.

About our mentoring programmes

Momentum

Established in 2005, the Momentum Mentoring Programme works with Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) students, students with a disability, care leavers, men in receipt of a bursary and students who are in need of a confidence boost.

Uni-Amex LGBT Mentoring Programme

The Pride Network at American Express teams with the University of Brighton Careers Service to deliver the LGBT Uni-Amex mentoring programme.

The programme pairs staff from American Express’s LGBT Pride Network who wish to share their experience and knowledge, with current University of Brighton and University of Sussex students who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans (LGBT) and wish to develop their confidence and employability skills.

If you are an American Express employee and would like more information, please get in touch with Niall Roche, AMEX Mentoring Co-ordinator at  Niall.R.Roche@aexp.com or on 01273 211581.

BAME Education Mentoring Programme

The BAME Education Mentoring Programme is delivered by the University of Brighton and John Lynch Consultancy and Training.

It pairs BAME role models from the local community who wish to share their knowledge and experience with trainee teachers who identify as BAME, in order to counter the relatively low numbers of role models in schools.

As a mentor you will have the opportunity to provide a teaching student with ongoing support, and a regular boost in confidence and wellbeing to support achievement on their course and focus their career planning.

Knowledge of the education system is not required in order to participate. Mentors will receive training from John Lynch, a former Head Teacher and current Placement Tutor.

Men in Primary Education Mentoring Programme

The Men in Primary Education Mentoring Programme has been established as there are low numbers of male role models within the primary education sector.

Men training to teach in primary schools are matched with a current male primary school teacher who offers support over a six month period.

What commitment is involved?

In your role as mentor you will be expected to:

• Attend an induction session to explore how to help both yourself and your mentee get the most from the mentoring relationship.
• Have a minimum of 12 hours of face-to-face contact with your mentee across the six month duration of the programme.
  *Please note that the Men in Primary Education programme runs for a full academic year.
• Maintain regular remote contact with your mentee between meetings, and preparing for meetings as appropriate.
• Maintain regular contact with the Mentoring Co-ordinator throughout the programme.
• Attend at mid-programme review and end of programme awards events. These events are scheduled outside of office hours. There may be additional opportunities to network with mentors on yours and other University of Brighton mentoring programmes.
• Complete an evaluation questionnaire to help assess and further develop our programmes.