Turning challenges into change: Harnessing student voice to make change and increase engagement with our Student Mentoring scheme
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https://doi.org/10.56433/xpa7q663Keywords:
Mentoring, First-Year Experience (FYE) , Peer support, Belonging, engagement, Student StaffAbstract
At Nottingham Trent University (NTU) our Student Mentoring scheme, which is included with the institution’s Access and Participation plan, aims to support our first-year students to transition into university successfully, with support from a peer mentor. Several studies have explored and demonstrated the value of mentoring, or other peer support schemes, on the student experience including Le et al. (2024) who found that peer mentoring can benefit students’ academic performance, retention rates, emotional and psychological wellbeing, and social integration. This Vignette aims to share both the successes and the challenges of the Student Mentoring scheme at NTU, exploring tangible ways to enhance support for your student staff members, and the impact that this can have on first-year engagement.
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