Student Mentoring
Do you visit schools as an expert, or are you preparing for your first visit? In two one-hour webinars, you will build your mentor's toolkit: what to bring from your practice, how to support a student team and how to work with the teacher.
- A clearer role in supporting students and working with the teacher.
- A selection of stories and experiences to bring into school.
- Questions and ideas for preparing a visit, feedback and reflection.
- Who it is for
- Practitioners
- Scope
- 2 × 1 hour
- Participants
- By agreement
- Price
- On request
Who you will work with
You will work in an open group of people from different backgrounds.
What you will leave with
A clearer role at school
Distinguish what you bring and what the teacher provides. Choose experiences and stories that could be useful to students.
A mentor's toolkit for a school visit
Think through questions, supporting motivation and feedback. Take away ideas for what to agree before a visit, observe during it and reflect on afterwards.
Two meetings on the mentor's role
The seminar builds on the Mentor's Toolkit discussion webinars. It draws on JA Student Company and situations experts encounter when working with students.
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Your role and mentoring resources
Discuss differences between schools and businesses, the teacher's role and your contribution. Focus on your personal story, questions, motivation and preparation for a school visit.
Webinar 1 · 1 hour
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Supporting a student team
Explore team agreements, student involvement, feedback and reflection. We also discuss situations where a team gets stuck, someone dominates or someone does not participate.
Webinar 2 · 1 hour
What belongs in a mentor's toolkit
We relate the approaches to concrete work with students. In discussion, you consider when to use them and how to talk about them with the teacher.
A personal story
Choose an experience that brings practice closer to students and shows the purpose of their work.
Questions and listening
Distinguish when to offer expert advice and when a question can help students find their own answer.
Team agreements
Discuss collaboration rules, division of work and involving students in shared decisions.
Feedback and Reflection
Consider how to identify successes, mistakes and lessons for the next attempt with students.
You know the practice. The teacher knows the class.
Your role as an expert
You bring experience, stories and a practitioner's perspective. You help students explore ideas, identify lessons and find the next step without taking over their project.
Working with the teacher
The teacher knows the students and school conditions. Before the visit, clarify aims, team needs and who will lead each activity; exchange feedback afterwards. In Entrepreneurship Day, for example, the expert consults on ideas while the teacher leads learning activities, organisation and timing.
Practical information
Your enquiry is non-binding. Adaptivio facilitates the online meetings and discussion. We clarify dates, price, participant numbers and terms before confirming participation.
Who it is for
For entrepreneurs, managers and other experts who visit schools or guide a student team. You do not need teaching experience.
What to bring
Consider which programme or school you are joining and what interests you in the mentor role. If you already work with students, bring a situation from your experience.
Questions before booking
Is the seminar only for JA Student Company mentors?
It draws on that experience, but the topics also apply to other school visits and student projects. We will discuss the specific context according to participants.