Peer Mentoring - Students Supporting Students at UEL
Are you a student who needs a mentor?
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UEL's Peer Mentoring Scheme is here to provide support to any UEL student. Issues such as coursework, time management, making friends and just fitting in can make student life difficult, not to mention getting your head around using the library, studying and doing exams!
So, who better to help than your peers, your fellow students, they know exactly what it's like and can give you the best support available. Fully trained by the UEL Peer Mentor Team, Peer Mentors are here to listen to your concerns, give advice and signpost you to the right services! They are also there to help you make friends, settle in and accompany you to our free social events and extra workshops.
What is Peer Mentoring?
A Peer Mentor is an individual who can offer guidance, support and knowledge to enable a mentee to settle into a new environment. As they are a 2nd or 3rd year student they are already a few steps ahead in their university career so are able to do this.
Mentoring can be conducted through face to face meetings, email or e-mentoring, messaging and text to offer support to the mentee through sharing their own experiences and ideas, answering questions and offering encouragement.
There are so many benefits to being a Mentor or Mentee such as developing loads of transferable skills, meeting new people and building your confidence as well as gaining some great experience for thier CV.
Aims of Peer Mentoring
What are the aims of Peer Mentoring?
- To develop the mentee’s confidence and motivation
- To develop a positive trusting relationship between Mentor and Mentee
- To enhance the sense of community at UEL
- To develop the mentor’ s transferable skills
- To develop both mentor and mentee’s interpersonal skills
The UEL scheme is voluntary and works around the mentor and mentee. Not only does Peer Mentoring provide support for students at important points in their student life, it also offers many other benefits for both mentor and mentee.
What Peer Mentoring isn't…
UEL Student Peer Mentors cannot help with certain issues (see below), however they can direct mentees to other sources of help and support at UEL.
Personal problems or issues that are affecting your studies and your life in general |
Mentors can either direct mentees to UEL's Student Health and Wellbeing team or they can refer a mentee back to the Peer Mentoring Coordinator who can also help |
Careers Guidance |
UEL’s Employability & Enterprise team are fully qualified to give all students careers guidance and help students to build skills and get ready for work |
One to one tutoring and proof reading of coursework |
Mentors can direct mentees to our Skillzone service, Skills Portal or the Academic Writing Tool - Write it Right |
Advice on visa issues |
Mentors can direct mentees to UEL International for advice and guidance on all visa matters |
Advice on student finances, loans and bursarys |
UEL's SMART Team (Student Money Advice & Rights) have the up to date information that students can access about all things financial |
Useful Links
- Quality Assurance and Enhancement
- Learning and Development
- UEL Library & Learning Services
- External Organisations
- Moodle Docs
- Scholarship in Learning, Teaching and Assessment
