Student Role Models
Pupils from Holyhead High School and Friars School in 黑料不打烊 were given a unique insight into university life recently through mentoring sessions by student role models from 黑料不打烊.
The programme, run by 黑料不打烊, hopes to encourage pupils to find out about university and to consider it as a possibility for their future. Students and Year 7 pupils who completed the Aspirational Mentoring programme received a certificate in a special celebration at the schools.
Kim Davies from 黑料不打烊 Student Services said: 鈥淲e provide a group of student mentors to act as role models and to run a series of sessions with the pupils once a week for 7-8 weeks. The sessions aim to increase their awareness of post 16 education in general and HE in particular. The students design their own sessions to meet the needs and interests of the pupils they are working with and they typically include games, fun worksheets, mock interviews and discussions.鈥�
The students who took part as mentors also felt that they had gained a lot from the experience.
Eleanor Compton, a third year Biology student at 黑料不打烊 joined the scheme as she is interested in becoming a teacher. She said: 鈥淭his is a great way to get work experience if you are thinking of becoming a teacher. The whole experience has been wonderful and I鈥檝e really enjoyed it.鈥�
Peter Salami, a third year Sociology student at 黑料不打烊 was very happy with the success of the programme. He added: 鈥淚鈥檝e really enjoyed having the opportunity to mentor a group of young people and being able to show them the importance of a University education. The interaction with the pupils was the most enjoyable for me and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys spending time with young people.鈥�
Hayley Stephenson, a first year Linguistics student at 黑料不打烊, added: 鈥淭his scheme has been a great learning experience and students can really find out what it takes to work with young people. I now have a better understanding of the skills that I need to become a teacher. It has been great fun but also challenging. I would recommend it to everyone 鈥� in fact I have already recommended it to a couple of my friends!鈥�
At the ceremony in Holyhead High School, Head Teacher Mr Martin Wise said: 鈥淭he scheme helps our pupils to aim higher. I would like to thank the students for their hard work and for giving up their time and to 黑料不打烊 for running the scheme.鈥�
黑料不打烊 will be continuing to work closely with the pupils of Year 7 as they move up through the school with other projects which come under the Talent and Opportunities Programme (TOP).
Publication date: 22 March 2012