Placed as a Peer Mentor in a school - what now?
The following information will help answer some of the more common questions that Peer Mentors have whilst on placement. If you have any issues then contact your Coordinator from the In2science Team to seek their advice.
FAQs for current mentors
- What do I do if I am ill or unable to attend my placement?
- What do I do if I have an issue or problem during a placement?
- How do I contact/communicate with the teacher?
- I don't feel that the teacher is allowing me to interact with the students. What should I do?
- Certain students in the class keep monopolising my time. What should I do?
- How do I establish a rapport with the students?
- The teacher has asked me to present something to the students and I am not sure what to do.
- The class want to organise a trip to the University. How do I do this?
- Can I get help to run an activity in one of my classes?
- What evaluations are there at the end of the placement?
- How do I claim my travel expenses?
- I am working with primary students and need a few hints and tips?
- Are there any resources I could use in the classroom?
- I would like to get an article in the local media about the activities I am doing at the school?
- Many of the students I am mentoring with have English as a second language. Do you have any advice?