Compact Education Business Services

MENTORING IN SCHOOLS

What is Mentoring?

A definition:

"To help and support people to manage their own learning in order to maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance, and become the person they want to be." Eric Parsloe, Oxford School of Mentoring.

Reasons for Mentoring

To assist learning
To aid development
To aid retention
To change attitudes and behaviours
To raise awareness of options at transition stages
To raise attainment
To aid transition

Benefits of Mentoring

To the Mentee

Improved communication, motivation and personal skills
Access to an impartial mentor to learn from their knowledge and experience to support development of their own potential
Opportunity to gain additional expert help and advice
A widening of horizons

To the School

Improved attitudes of pupils
Improved attendance/GCSE grades
Widening of the schools horizons and liaison with external businesses

Mentoring Potential within Schools

Head-teachers being mentored by business managers
Teachers being mentored by middle managers from business
New members of staff being mentored by experienced/senior staff
Primary aged pupils mentored by Year 7 pupils
Peer mentoring by pupils
Pupils being mentored by HE/FE students
Pupils being mentored by teachers/teaching assistants/school staff
Learning Mentors/Personal Advisor mentoring of pupils
Pupil mentoring by business/organisation staff
Mentoring for gifted and talented pupils
Academic mentoring for GNVQ students
Black and Minority Ethnic Mentoring
Mentoring for under-achieving boys and girls

Compact Education Business Services Offer

We are committed to an integrated approach for mentoring in schools. We have the experience and knowledge to help you:

Define your needs
Identify resources
Establish a Mentor Project
Provide Support and Training

In order that you can deliver a quality mentor programme which is sustainable.

For more information please contact:

Liz Woronowicz or Lesley Franks