“Mentoring is valuable to me, as I see the development of tomorrow’s young adults as something of utmost importance, and we should all help to see them thrive.”

“Peer mentoring is important to me because when I was in lower school I wasn’t the best at science and for that reason also didn’t enjoy science lessons, I would like to help another student who is in that same situation and help strengthen their knowledge.”

“Peer mentoring is a great opportunity that helps both the mentor and mentee equally - giving a unique out of classroom experience.”

“It has been so wonderful working with young pupils and watching their confidence grow overtime.”

“Mentoring is very important to me as it helps me build confidence and learn first-hand how to mentor/ teach other individuals ‘ new skills in English.”

“Hello, my name is Aaron and I am in Key Stage 4 at Albany Academy and I am proud to be a peer mentor. I currently mentor Maths however am interested in mentoring other subjects.”

“I want to help people like you learn how to do all things computer science, since I don't like to see people struggle, So I want to help those that do. Whether it be algorithms, coding, arrays or pseudocode”

“Through peer mentoring, I hope to help my mentors develop transferrable life skills such as resilience as well as developing their mathematical abilities. “

“I became a mentor as I think it would help develop my confidence and help me build skills towards going to college and into jobs. I also want to help my mentees succeed and reach their full learning potential”

“Mentoring is important to me because whilst helping the younger year groups it also refreshes past learning for me as well not only helping the mentee but me as well”

“I am here to help people with their work, ensure they have the necessary skills for a topic and if not help them so they do. I am also here to help them thrive as a student both academically and socially and I am more than happy to help them if they're in need of someone to talk to”

“I'm a history mentor, I find mentoring to be a valuable use of time and effort as it will help pupils who need that extra support”

“I love helping people and I look forward to seeing the mentees gain confidence with not only me but with the subject they need help in”

“Being a mentor for French is important for me as I love learning French and I love helping people. I am looking forwards to see my mentees gain confidence in the French language. I am hoping that my mentees achieve the goals that have been set. “

“Mentoring is important to me as I can help someone improve skills they are going to use in the future. Also, I just like having the opportunity to help someone out”

“I am excited by the prospect of educating the younger years. I peer mentor for RE (Religious education) as I have always enjoyed the subject especially as it is extremely accepting of so many varying perspectives and viewpoints”

“Mentoring is important to me because I enjoy helping people improve on there existing skills and gain new ones along the way. It is also important because it gives me experience for in the future “