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Language Mentoring

Language Mentoring. Megan Hunter Mentoring Manager Tower Hamlets EBP Megan.hunter@thebp.co.uk 0207 655 0316. Introduction Objectives for today. Confidence in the mentoring process (your role, logistics, skills to build relationship with students) Provide resources for sessions

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Language Mentoring

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  1. Language Mentoring Megan Hunter Mentoring Manager Tower Hamlets EBP Megan.hunter@thebp.co.uk 0207 655 0316

  2. IntroductionObjectives 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

  3. Defining Language Mentoring and the Role that You Play

  4. 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?

  5. 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?

  6. Background to your pupils and logistics of the scheme

  7. 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

  8. Ethnic Background of Tower Hamlets Pupils: Impact?

  9. Students • Ages and Abilities • Selection Process • Physical contact: CRB advice • Keeping in Touch with your Students! Please see p.3 - 4 in mentor’s handbook

  10. 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

  11. Scheme steps • 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 email from THEBP saying that we have received your CRB form and confirming you can start mentoring before you start individual sessions.

  12. Building a Successful Relationship: Key Skills

  13. 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?

  14. 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.

  15. Mentoring Resources:A Tailored Approach

  16. First Individual Session Refer to mentor handbook p.12 - 14 Key aims: • Why you volunteered • Things in common • Icebreakers in English or MFL • Ground rules • Assess level of fluency of student(s)

  17. GCSE Syllabus See p. 15 - 19 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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

  20. Wrap up: • Next steps: CRB, launch event. • Ongoing support: Your business, school, me. • Online copies of volunteer handbook: http://www.thebp.org/sllres.html • New website launching 2011/12 http://thebp.wiseup4work.org.uk Any questions?

  21. Contact General information about THEBP programmes: Tel: 020 7655 0300 www.thebp.org New website launching 2011/12: http://thebp.wiseup4work.org.uk Megan Hunter, Mentoring Schemes Manager megan.hunter@thebp.co.uk 0207 655 0316

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