1. © IntoUniversity 2013

2. Talent Aspiration Teamwork Compassion Quality
Who are we?
o Disadvantaged backgrounds – university place or chosen
aspiration
o 12 Local learning centres
o Academic Support, Mentoring and FOCUS – 7 to 18+
o Volunteers and Interns
o 9000 children and young people
o 2012: 71% compared with 18% to H.E.

3. Talent Aspiration Teamwork Compassion Quality
Mentoring Aims
Aims Outputs
To raise aspirations
Paired with university student
University trip
To increase knowledge of
future options
Mentees find out about university life
Pairs to complete activities which explore future options
To improve communication
skills
Mentees get to know a university student
Mentees communicate with their mentor using phone or
e-mail
To improve young people’s
organisation skills
Mentees supported to arrive punctually for their meetings
SMART targets
To improve attainment at
school
Academic support during meetings

4. Talent Aspiration Teamwork Compassion Quality
Boundaries
Agree or Disagree?

5. Talent Aspiration Teamwork Compassion Quality
Support Systems
Mentor
Mentee Mentoring Co-ordinator

6. Talent Aspiration Teamwork Compassion Quality
Challenges
THEMES
Organisation
and
reliability
Lack of understanding of
role/ organisation aims
Boundaries
Confidence
Knowledge
and practical
advice

7. Talent Aspiration Teamwork Compassion Quality
Challenging Scenarios
 Mentor is very busy so answers emails and calls during
the meeting. The mentee is getting upset and feels like
their mentor doesn’t want to be there.
 The mentee is very enthusiastic about the scheme but
is an ESOL student so struggles with their academic
work. The mentor would like some help with how to
support them.
 The pair have not been meeting regularly as they both
struggle with organisation and keep forgetting about
their meetings.
 The mentor finds that their mentee is very lively and
has difficulty concentrating during the mentoring
sessions.

8. Talent Aspiration Teamwork Compassion Quality
Reviews and Monitoring
1) What have you enjoyed about your mentoring
experience?
2) What has been challenging or difficult about your
mentoring experience?
3) What can you do to make your mentoring
experience better?
4) What longer-term (SMART) target would you like to
achieve by the end of the academic year?