A Change Is Gonna Come

Grace is completing an internship before returning to university for her final year. The internship is with a company that focuses on research and innovation. One of Grace’s first projects is to edit an interview so that it can be published as a podcast to try and raise awareness in the UK of the work […]

Align

So you want to be a mentor and wonder if this programme is right for you. Well this taster course from the series will give you an excellent insight into the style of learning offered and the system navigation.  There are lots of mentoring programmes available both online and offline. Some of these are accredited […]

A new mentoring challenge

You get a new job as a learning mentor at a school. The school is doing well academically but there is an increasing number of students with mental health challenges and behavioural difficulties. Your previous school had a much greater focus on mentoring and other pastoral support and you feel that this could be one […]

It could be you

“…Congratulations! You have won the star prize. You have the opportunity for an exclusive, three month, one-on-one mentoring programme with Winston Wolfe. Please reply to this email within the next 7 days to accept your prize so that we can make the necessary arrangements…” After first seeing this email in your spam folder, you realise […]

Thrown in at the deep end

This is Miriam. Miriam works for a company that has registered to join a mentoring programme whereby its employees are matched with local schools to support Year 11 students in the lead up to their final exams. Miriam really wants to volunteer for the mentoring programme but has a number of concerns. Firstly, she has […]

Humanism and education systems

Aaliyah is not doing well at secondary school. She is currently in Year 11 and her parents want her to go to university but she is not very “academic”. Aaliyah doesn’t enjoy school and finds most of her lessons boring. She is very mature for her age, loves physical activities and anything that involves art […]

Invisible addictions and public health challenges

Meet Jess, Shaz and Indi. Like many teenage girls, they are addicted to Instagram.  They use Instagram for a number of reasons, including: For keeping in touch with one another and other friends To share pictures and videos So that they can follow celebs, brands and other influencers With instant access to Instagram and other social […]

In the absence of resilience

Zach is 16 years old and is struggling at school. His headteacher has asked you to mentor him to try and address his short temper and lack of self-control that has gradually got worse during his five years at the school. Zach rarely takes responsibility for his actions and is quick to blame others for […]