Mentoring Workshops & Events

Explore our range of workshops and events for mentors and mentees to help you get the most out of your mentoring experience.

29 July 2025 – Mentoring reflection and next steps for mentees

When? 29 July 2025, 1.30-3.30pm
Where? Online
Who is it for? For mentees on the University-wide Mentoring Scheme who are reaching the end of their mentoring.

This is an interactive workshop for mentees on the University-Wide Mentoring Scheme to share experiences with fellow mentees, reflect on your mentoring journey, and plan your next steps after mentoring. In the session you will:

Review your mentoring experience and identify the most important learning you’ve gained from mentoring.
Identify the personal or professional development goals that are most important to you now.
Create an action plan to continue your development and find support for your growth after mentoring.

31 July 2025 – Reflective practice workshop for mentors

When? 31 July 2025, 9.30-11.30am
Where? Online
Who is it for? For mentors on the University-wide Mentoring Scheme, or any other mentoring programme, who would like to share experience and peer support with other mentors.

This workshop provides a reflective space to share experiences with other mentors and learn from one another to enhance your mentoring practice. The Global Code of Ethics for Coaches, Mentors, and Supervisors recommends peer supervision as best practice for mentors to reflect on their practice and support ongoing development.

The workshop aims to create a safe and confidential space for discussing mentoring experiences and benefiting from each other's knowledge and insights. Attendees are encouraged to join the first part of the session, which will cover the process and ground rules for peer supervision, but do not need to stay for the whole session.

Participants are asked to bring a topic or challenge to discuss at the workshop (this might be an area for development, a conflict of interest, something you would like advice on from other mentors).

16 September 2025 – Enhancing your mentoring practice

When? 16 September 2025, 9.30am-12noon
Where? In person
Who is it for? For mentors on the University-wide Mentoring Scheme, or any other mentoring programme, who would like to share experience and peer support with other mentors. You must have mentored at least one mentee in the last 12 months to participate in this workshop.

This workshop is designed for experienced mentors who want to reflect on and enhance their mentoring skills. In this session you will:

Examine how psychological safety can be created in mentoring and identify ways you as a mentor can balance support and challenge to create psychological safety for mentees.
Consider how differences in perspective impact the mentoring process and know some tools to aid reflexive practice in mentoring.
Increase your awareness of your strengths and areas for development as mentors and identify some next steps to continue your development.

27 November 2025 – Careers workshop for mentees

When? 27 November 2025, 3-4pm
Where? In person
Who is it for? For mentees in the University-Wide Mentoring Scheme who are interested in learning more about themselves to make better career choices.

In this interactive face-to-face session, you will explore your strengths, values, interests, and career development ideas within a supportive peer group of fellow mentees. The workshop features the engaging and popular careers board game, "Who You Are Matters!". You’ll also complete a reflective booklet that you can take with you after the workshop and discuss further with your mentor.

27 January 2026 – Mentoring reflection and next steps for mentees

When? 27 January 2026, 10am-12noon
Where? Online
Who is it for? For mentees on the University Wide Mentoring Scheme.

Review your mentoring experience and identify the most important learning you’ve gained from mentoring.
Identify the personal or professional development goals that are most important to you now.
Create an action plan to continue your development and find support for your growth after mentoring.

29 January 2026 – Reflective practice workshop for mentors

When? 29 January 2026, 10am-12pm
Where? Online
Who is it for? For mentors on the University-wide Mentoring Scheme, or any other mentoring programme, who would like to share experience and peer support with other mentors.

Participants are asked to bring a topic or challenge to discuss at the workshop (this might be an area for development, a conflict of interest, something you would like advice on from other mentors).

Mentor Lunch and Learn Sessions

As part of our ongoing commitment to development for mentors at Leeds, we host a series of lunch and learn sessions for mentors to share their learning, expertise and offer peer support.

These sessions will cover a range of topics, featuring speakers who are all active mentors within the University-wide Mentoring Scheme. They will share their experiences mentoring colleagues across the University. These sessions are open to all mentors, and you do not need to be part of the University-wide Mentoring Scheme to participate in the discussions.

The lunch and learn sessions will run online via the University Wide Mentoring MS Teams channel, which will also offer a space to share resources and continue discussion after the sessions.

26 June 2025 – Creating psychological safety in a mentoring or coaching setting

When? 26 June 2025, 12noon-1pm
Where? Online via the University-wide Mentoring MS Teams channel
Who is it for? This session is designed for both mentors and coaches, and you do not need to be part of the University-wide Mentoring Scheme to participate in the discussions.

The effectiveness of mentoring and coaching relies on mentees and coachees being open about their strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures, ambitions and fears. This vulnerability, along with sharing personal aspects of professional lives for feedback from a mentor or coach, requires a high level of psychological safety.

This session will explore how psychological safety is created and how mentors and coaches can use contracting and rapport meetings to begin building psychological safety early on.

This session will be facilitated by Dr Charity Brown, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology.

19 August 2025 – Reconnection Through Nature - A walk in nature to reclaim clarity, energy and insight

When? 19 August 2025, 1pm-2pm
Where? In person
Who is it for? This session is designed for both mentors and coaches, and you do not need to be part of the University-wide Mentoring Scheme to participate in the discussions.

A walk in nature to create space for mentors and coaches to:

Reconnect with themselves through the lens of nature
Access their own wisdom and wellbeing
Reflect deeply using incisive questions
Cultivate inner sustainability in their coaching practice

14 October 2025 – Drama Triangle for Mentors and Coaches

When? 14 October 2025, 12noon-1pm
Where? Online via the University-wide Mentoring MS Teams channel
Who is it for? This session is designed for both mentors and coaches, and you do not need to be part of the University-wide Mentoring Scheme to participate in the discussions.

Explore the Drama Triangle and Empowerment Triangle as tools for helping coachees and mentees to understand and
regain agency over their role (or the role of their peers or managees) in conflict, distress and disagreement.

The tools can also be used to empower your clients to break down barriers to progression, achieve their goals or develop deeper relationships. The session will explore how to introduce the tools to your clients, how to apply them to real life and the kinds of insight these tools can unlock for the different parties involved.

11 November 2025 – Guiding Growth: Lessons from Mentoring, Coaching and Sport Coaching

When? 11 November 2025, 12noon-1pm
Where? Online via the University-wide Mentoring MS Teams channel
Who is it for? This session is designed for both mentors and coaches, and you do not need to be part of the University-wide Mentoring Scheme to participate in the discussions.

Join Alan Copland, Business Improvement Officer, as he shares how his experiences as a sports coach, mentor, and internal coach shaped his personal coaching and mentoring philosophy. He’ll discuss the values and approaches that guide his support for colleagues in various contexts and invite you to reflect on your own journey.

Key themes:

Different approaches to development in mentoring, coaching, and sports coaching
The boundary between coaching and mentoring, and when to use each
How your experiences have shaped your mentoring/coaching style
Reflecting on your personal philosophy of mentoring and coaching

15 December 2025 – Toolkit Carousel: Wheel of Life (For Mentors and Coaches)

When? 15 December 2025, 2pm-3pm
Where? Online via the University-wide Mentoring MS Teams channel
Who is it for? This session is designed for both mentors and coaches, and you do not need to be part of the University-wide Mentoring Scheme to participate in the discussions.

In this session we will explore the Wheel of Life tool. It is a tool to explore with coachees and mentees, and it focuses on scalable questions to reveal more information in contracting and initial meetings. You'll transfer the template to Wheel of Work and explore values and identify direction for yourself or the coachee and mentee. Discover how versatile this tool is and how it can be applied effectively in a variety of situations.

This session will be facilitated by Bex Cattran, CMI qualified Coach and Mentor.

Preparing for Mentorship Training

Workshops

These preparing for mentorship sessions run throughout the year and will help you get the most out of mentorship. The workshops are available to all staff who are mentors and mentees, and you do not need to be part of the University-wide Mentoring Scheme to sign up for these workshops.

View upcoming dates and book your place

Preparing for Mentorship Online Module

We also offer an e-learning version of the Preparing for Mentorship Workshop which can be completed at your own pace. This module is for anyone who is new to mentoring and wants to know the basics of what the roles of mentor and mentee entail and how to set yourself up for a successful mentoring partnership.

Access Preparing for Mentorship Online Access full transcript for module videos