Mentoring Skills for Schools

The role of learning mentor is increasingly important role in many school settings. This course takes an in-depth look at the skills required to work effectively as a learning mentor in school. It also explores a range of mentoring programmes and interventions, and is suitable for professionals mentoring in a variety of educational contexts.

During this course you will:

• develop the skills to work effectively as a learning mentor
• learn how to plan an effective mentor programme in school
• learn how to nurture your mentees’ skills and abilities
• learn how to motivate children and young people.

Students have up to three years to complete this course, allowing them to work through the modules at their own pace. On average, however, it takes students around 6 – 8 months to complete the course, based on 2 – 3 hours study time per week.

Why Choose Us?

Our tutorial support is second-to-none! You’ll be assigned a personal tutor as soon as you enrol who will work with you all the way through. You can contact your tutor directly at any time if you have any questions or problems, or if you would just like a chat about how the course is going. Tutorial support is by e-mail and/or telephone.

Qualification

• Certificate in Mentoring Skills in Schools

Course Outline

Course books: The Art of Mentoring, Mike Pegg; Introduction to Child Development, G Davenport.

Module 1: What is a mentor? Setting study goals. Where are you starting from? Introduction to some key theories. Introduction to child development. Theories about adolescence.
Module Roles of the mentor. Teacher, coach, model, counsellor, adviser. Introduction to key skills. Self awareness. The learning mentor relationship.
Module 3: Mentoring within school. Planning a mentoring programme to meet school/college needs. Confidentiality. Ethical issues. Boundaries.
Module 4: Identifying mentee needs: Identifying goals and strategies. Identifying your mentee’s learning style. Self awareness and emotional literacy for young people.
Module 5: Working with mentees: The first meeting. Creating the right conditions. Establishing a working relationship with the young client. Keeping records. Endings.
Module 6: Behaviour issues for the learning mentor: Managing behaviour. Identifying problems. Understanding referral. A-B-C approach to behaviour change.
Module 7: Understanding the Family: Families in the 21st Century. Family dynamics and the child. Working with families.
Module 8: Motivation and inspiration: Understanding motivation, identifying mentees’ motivating factors, motivation in practice.
Module 9: Influencing others: Teaching more effective ways of relating, negotiation and leadership skills.
Module 10: Time management as a tool: Organisation and planning, developing individual time management tools for young mentees.
Module 11: More principles of mentoring. Useful NLP techniques, thinking out of the box, problem solving.
Module 12: The practice of mentoring. A working alliance. Working with difficult and challenging mentees, the mentee in context, self-care for the mentor.

Payment Alternatives

You can also enrol by telephone or we can invoice your workplace – please call an adviser on 01896 860661 for more information.

Online Study Option Now Available

This course is also available online. Our online courses are delivered as pdfs direct to your email inbox. Our online courses are exactly the same as the postal version, but include a range of supporting study material instead of textbooks.

Learning Curve is one of the UK’s leading distance learning providers. All of our home study courses include study material, which is sent out in an attractive, hardwearing folder, essential course books and full tutorial support. We are accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council and registered as providers with the Learning Skills Council.