Language Explorers Scotland: School information session

Language Explorers Scotland

Language Explorers Scotland consists of a short series of mentoring sessions led by university students with lived experiences of language learning and multiculturalism. It aims to win hearts and minds of young people by giving them time to explore the bigger picture of language learning with a trained, supportive student mentor. Similar schemes running in other parts of the UK have led to an increase in the number of learners continuing with languages into higher levels of study. 

What it involves

• weekly online mentoring sessions with groups of up to 10 mentees for 6 weeks 
• sessions run at a time agreed between schools and their student mentors 
• free of charge to participating state schools in Scotland 
• schools must have access to Glow and a solid internet connection 
• a supervising member of school staff will oversee each mentoring session 

Timeline

• Tuesday 23 September - attend online information session with SCILT – application forms will be shared after this event 
• Friday 10 October - deadline to submit application 
• Week beginning 17 November - successful schools notified and introduced to language mentors  
• Week beginning 24 November - mentor sessions can begin!   
• Week beginning 23 February - final week to complete mentoring sessions