Peer Mentoring

Peer mentoring is a scheme that matches up new students with second years from the same department or programme who pass on the benefit of their first year’s experience.

Mentors act as informal guides for new students, providing advice on how to handle various aspects of university life and study. They are not expected to comment on their mentees’ work or provide advice on academic content; it is more the case that they provide advice on how to deal with the demands of the course, based on their own experience of what works and what doesn’t.

Mentoring can be a hugely rewarding experience, providing practical experience of a variety of skills that will be invaluable in the world of work. Mentors report a sense of satisfaction at having helped others, and a recognition that they have developed new skills that will be useful for future employment.

Peer mentoring schemes currently exist in Political, International & Policy Studies, Language & Translation Studies, Dance, Film & Theatre and the School of Law.

The Mentors' handbook is available here

The page you need to fill in after your first meet can be downloaded here.

If you would like to know more about the scheme, please contact Alistair Morey in SPLASH, a.morey@surrey.ac.uk

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please fill in a SPLASH back form (available within SPLASH or electronically) or email us at: splash@surrey.ac.uk