Mentoring
Pupils helping other pupils, either with schoolwork or with how school is going generally.
What mentoring is
A mentor is a pupil, not a teacher. Usually it's a chat in registration, help with an essay plan, or someone to sit with in your first week.
Form peer mentoring
Mentors attached to a form, there to answer the questions that feel too small to ask a teacher.
Middle school mentoring
For the middle of the school, when the work gets heavier and you have to start picking options. A drop-in, plus pairings if you want one.
Academic and pastoral mentoring
One-to-one, either on a subject you're behind in or on how school is going. Your tutor can refer you or you can ask yourself.
Why become a mentor
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You understand things better by explaining them
The moment you try to explain something to someone who doesn't get it, you find out how well you understand it yourself. Most mentors get as much out of it academically as the person they're helping.
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You're closer to it than any teacher is
You sat the same exams recently, in the same school, with the same teachers. Whatever was difficult for you was difficult for a reason, and you still remember why.
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It runs across a term, not an afternoon
It involves turning up when you don't especially feel like it. That counts for more than most of the things people end up writing about themselves later.
Get involved
There are two forms: one to become a mentor, one to be mentored. Both take about two minutes.
Want to ask something first? Find or email Niran Radia, Head of Mentoring.