E Mentoring - Subject Specific

E Mentors are recruited from local and national ICT companies and Universities departments. They are matched with students who are literate and have good ICT skills. E Mentoring provides support through new technology and is predominantly via E Mail but there is some face to face.

 

Delivery

E Mentoring will be provided through a web based system which is safe, secure and delivered as a managed service through Firefox, a national ICT company. They provide support to a number of e-Mentoring programmes within Local Education Authorities and are supported by major business partners such as Npower, Jaguar, First Direct and Cadbury Trebor Bassett.

 

Benefits of E Mentoring

• Increases effectiveness / frequency of communication
• Improves ICT, communication and literacy skills
• Flexible with distance no problem
• Breaks down barriers of class, age, sex, ethnicity
• User friendly to employees, teachers and students
• It targets and focuses on a specific subject area.

Timetable

• E Mentors are recruited from Leeds University and Leeds Met.
• Mentoring will start in November and terminate at Easter in each year.
• Mentoring will be subject specific.
• University departments will link with school/college departments.
• Training and induction will be given to all school and college co-ordinators. This covers baseline data of the student’s projected grades, pen portraits, tracking sheets, moving on booklets, background information of the school etc will be used.
• Face to face mentoring sessions will take place at the beginning and end of the programme at the school/college
• A visit to the link University department will take place including a campus trail and lunch