Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Language Mentoring Megan Hunter Mentoring Manager Tower Hamlets EBP

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Introduction Objectives for today Confidence in the mentoring process (your role, logistics, skills to build relationship with students) Provide resources for sessions Make you aware of best practice and child protection policy

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Defining Language Mentoring and the Role that You Play

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Aims of the scheme Confidence and ability in speaking a modern foreign language (MFL) Qualification grade Insight into the world of work Awareness of the benefits of speaking a MFL in the workplace Self esteem by developing a relationship with a professional person What do the students actually achieve?

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Role of Mentor Positive role model, especially as a successful business person Act as a sounding board Provide information Be non-judgmental Discuss: Look at other roles: are they roles you should or shouldn’t play as a mentor?

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Background to your pupils and logistics of the scheme

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed

Student Background 61% of households earn below £9,000/year. High youth unemployment: 3,000+ Housing over-crowding 3 x national average 70% of Tower Hamlets pupils qualify for free school meals against national average of 18% English is a second language for 77% of pupils

Ethnic Background of Tower Hamlets Pupils: Impact?

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Students Ages and Abilities Selection Process Physical contact: CRB advice Keeping in Touch with your Students! Please see p in mentor’s handbook

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed When, Where, How? Time commitment and frequency Term dates and School holidays Length of meetings, time of day Size of mentoring group Venues and educational trips: CRB advice Please refer to specific schemes on p.3 – 4 of mentor’s handbook

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Scheme steps 1.Complete CRB and return to THEBP. 2. Scheme introduction meeting at school: meet the students and tour building (max 1 hr) 3. You must receive an from THEBP saying that we have received your CRB form and confirming you can start mentoring before you start individual sessions.

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Building a Successful Relationship: Key Skills

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Listening and Talking Discuss: What will increase students’ confidence in speaking with you? Interruptions. How do you get a shy student to talk? How do you manage who is talking within a group of students? How will you handle mistakes/correcting?

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Ending the Relationship Make students aware that your next session is the final one. Ask what they want to focus on in last session. Tell them what you have learnt from them and how you have benefitted. Acceptable to give good luck card and keep in touch. Now outside of the scheme remit so no ongoing support.

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Mentoring Resources: A Tailored Approach

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed First Individual Session Refer to mentor handbook p Key aims: Why you volunteered Things in common Icebreakers in English or MFL Ground rules Assess level of fluency of student(s)

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed GCSE Syllabus See p of mentor’s handbook. Reading (20%) and listening (20%) exams at end of the first GCSE year, then writing (30%) and oral (30%) exams in final GCSE year. For some exam boards, topics are split between these competencies. Main focus of oral exams are general conversation questions, role plays, and short presentations aided by a resource.

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Additional Activities Pages 20 – 23 of handbook for suggested extra activities. Discuss topics in English which students have expressed interest in finding out about, eg, cultural aspects, jobs available for MFL speakers. Use Google, GCSE Bitesize.

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Maximising Grades See p.24 mentor handbook: Expressing and justifying opinions Variety of tenses including past and future Time-related phrases Connecting phrases and pausing phrases Idioms and proverbs Avoid repetitive vocabulary

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Wrap up: Next steps: CRB, launch event. Ongoing support: Your business, school, me. Online copies of volunteer handbook: New website launching 2011/12 Any questions?

Bringing business and schools together to help young people succeed Contact General information about THEBP programmes: Tel: New website launching 2011/12: Megan Hunter, Mentoring Schemes Manager