Future Leaders Programme - Mentoring Information
“Seeing a lot of Black role models specifically really inspired me because it showed me that I could be in that situation… like I felt like I could reach that position one day.”
– Future Leaders Phase One Participant
The ThinkForward Future Leaders programme works with young Black men and young Black and South Asian women that have faced a range of challenges within mainstream school and are receiving professional coaching to help their journey into a positive post-16 destination such as sixth form, college, apprenticeships and employment.
We are looking for professionals from African, Caribbean and South Asian heritages to become short-term mentors to young people on Phase 2 of the Future Leaders programme.
We are offering two days of mentoring with established professionals that are representative of their communities.
Mentoring Commitment:
- 1 x 2 hour Mentoring & Safeguarding training – delivered online in the evening.
- 2 x full days in-person mentoring sessions. You will be required for a full day on two of the following dates: 2nd May, 9th May, 16th May, 23rd May. All sessions will be delivered in London.
- If you sign up to be an in-person mentor, there is also the opportunity to support with additional sessions online, which will take place weekly on a Wednesday from 30th April – 21st May.
Programme Outline:
As a mentor, you will have access to session plans and video demonstrations of how the mentoring activities will be delivered. The mentoring sessions will be facilitated by the 7PK team, who will provide the instructions for the activities you will do with the mentees. Topics include:
- Goal setting & decision-making
- Identifying transferable skills
- Personal branding
- Taking pride in your identity
- Effective professional communication
- Crafting a truly fulfilling career
Benefits to you:
- Develop and improve your ability to coach and mentor others – helping you on your leadership journey within your own career
- Contribute to the professional development of a young person from your community
- Demonstrate and document your commitment to CSR and social mobility
- Broaden your professional network by building relationships with other mentors.
Timeline:
10th February – Applications open: all application decisions will be made within 1 week of you submitting your application.
17th April – Applications close.
23rd April, 6:30-8:30pm – Mentoring & Safeguarding Training (online)
2nd May, 9th May, 16th May, 23rd May – mentoring sessions will take place as full-day in-person events at a London location. We will require you to attend two of these dates.
If you have any questions about the mentoring programme, please contact patrice.etienne@thinkforward.org.uk