ITT/PGCE Student Tutor Mentees

Mentors are students from local Higher Education establishments who are
on their final ITT / PGCE placement. They volunteer to mentor students as part of their teaching practice.

Examples include:

• PGCE / ITT secondary students supporting Year 9 – 12 school/college students whilst on teaching practice.
• PGCE students mentoring in their specialist subject area, targeting students from your Aimhigher cohort studying for GCSE & AS/A2 and AVCE’s.
• Specialist subject specific mentoring e.g. LMU graphics / media students mentor Post 16 Art students.
• Peer Mentoring – Leeds Met University 2nd & 3rd year students mentoring School/College students who are hoping to study a similar course.
• Health & Social Science students mentoring 6th formers and also developing emerging projects on/off University sites – diet, nutrition, physiology, applied science
  

Training

• PGCE/ITT students receive onsite mentor training and an induction
• Leeds Mentoring brief, train and induct Aimhigher cohort students (mentees) and identify their wants, needs.
• Mentor meetings are for 20-30 minutes every week.
• PGCE student mentors receive a letter of thanks from the Chief Executive of Education Leeds. This outlines the support they have provided and the training received.
  

Leeds University, Leeds Met University and Leeds Trinity & All Saints support PGCE/ITT mentoring through

Please discuss the involvement of PGCE students with the member of staff who coordinates your PGCE placements.