This initiative is for current Institute of Education students only

Please use your UCL email address to register – bookings from private email addresses cannot be guaranteed.

Please note it isn't an actual event, we are simply using Eventbrite for your application process.

Are you looking to upskill yourself outside of your academic environment?

Are you looking to connect with other students?

Are you looking to contribute to something meaningful that benefits others in the course of your studies ?

IOE is recruiting volunteers across all programmes at IOE who would like to be one to one mentors to other students in need.

Why be a mentor?

• There are many students who are looking for your support and knowledge presenting you an opportunity.
• You will be gaining new skills which will contribute to your career development and will add to your CV in a big way.
• By sharing your knowledge you will be gaining new insights about what you know and what you can give to others, which in return will give you more confidence.
• Seeing how your mentee progress under your supervision can be heart warming and satisfying
• Your mentee can help you too by participating in your research
• You have an opportunity to develop a meaningful friendship and connect with amazing people!

Training benefits

• Mental wellness training which will teach you how to respond to student's needs in a professional way.
• General mentor training that will give you an overview about your role and the possibilities.
• You will be a part of a group of mentors where you will be able to exchange and share ideas about your role.

This is what one of our Doctoral Students are saying about her experience being a mentor:

"Peer mentoring is about mutual development and is a developmental partnership by sharing your own knowledge and perspectives. Fostering someone's growth is a very meaningful act. But at the same time, it also helps you understand yourself more in various ways. You will be able to use your own experience to support other peers and grow together, and gain experience in mentoring which could be beneficial to your CV and your future work. It can also provide you with a great network of possible future colleagues or gain you a lasting friendship! - by Cindy Yee-Ni "

"The mentorship programme is a great way to assists more junior students in their university journey. By doing this, together we can learn from each other’s experience and identify ways to move forward and make the university life more predictable and enjoyable. I as a mentor, I feel more involved in the university community. Along with developing some great skills, we have been having meaningful conversations. - by Emine Pehlivan"

"By participating in the DC mentor-mentee scheme, I've learned the importance of understanding my mentees' expectations, being able to provide empathetic advice and clear logistics for meetings, which are essential to set a concrete foundation for successful sessions and truly help your mentees. On the other hand, the role also offers me the opportunity to see things from mentors' perspectives, which enables me to have a holistic view of mentoring and supervision. So far, we all enjoy our support group, connect with each other, and feel part of this research group "community" which I believe is an extremely important element to support our wellbeing as doctoral students. - by Cassie Zhang"

Under your registration please let us know what would be your motivation to apply for this role?

We can't wait to hear from you!