Middlesex University & BHR Consulting

1. Run the higher education mentoring network for English universities Undertake research and evaluation of mentoring programmes e.g. Blackwell International Handbook of Mentoring Do international consultancy work, e.g. Coach2Be in the Netherlands Conduct development work for mentoring & e-mentoring programmes Middlesex University & BHR Consulting

2. University students acting as mentors to school students Business mentors supporting school students’ enterprise projects Peer mentoring and tutoring in schools Project focused e-mentoring schemes Mentoring for social inclusion and for 15-19s not in education, training or a job Mentoring for refugees and black and minority ethnic young people – role modelling Weak area – mentoring as part of vocational programmes & apprenticeships Mentoring growth points in the UK

3. Range of definitions of mentoring Importance of cultural factors & legal framework for mentoring to grow in some countries Difficulties in growing mentoring in vocational programmes & apprenticeships Differences in training styles Need to look beyond the US for models and ideas – and the emergence of a network of European partners interested in mentoring Richness of ideas gained from working with the MaiTre partners Lessons of MaiTre for UK

4. Dissemination through the www.hementornet.org website Dissemination via the Mentoring & Befriending Foundation www.mandbf.org.uk Dissemination through the National Education Business Partnership network which coordinates business mentoring in schools and trains business mentors Dissemination to network of UK mentor trainers for use in their training programmes Use in our consultancy work with new vocational schools, in Holland Use for UK government agencies in developing mentoring within 14-19 diplomas – new vocational qualifications MaiTre outcomes for the UK

5. Andrew: activelearning@blueyonder.co.uk Bertie: bertie.ross@bhrconsulting.net Contact details