Doncaster Council

How to Become a Mentor

The main requirements of a learning mentor are: 

• An ability to form good relationships with a wide range of young people and their families/carers and with a variety of organisations.
• Ability to gain the confidence of children, schools, agencies and people in the community and business.
• Skills in negotiating, planning and managing activities. 

Learning mentors provide an additional service to teachers and pastoral staff in schools to help children overcome barriers to learning, both inside and outside the school, and to achieve their full potential.

They work closely with teachers, classroom assistants, special needs assistants and classroom volunteers, to identify children who are making less progress than their potential, and develop action plans to meet learning goals. They then support the children to help them achieve these goals. 

For more information about becoming a learning mentor please contact us using the details found at the top of this web page.