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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.

9 April 2025 – Reflective practice workshop for mentors

  • When? 9 April 2025, 2pm-4pm
  • 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).

Sign up for the Reflective Practice Workshop

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.
Sign up for the Mentoring Reflection and Next Steps for Mentees session

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).

Sign up for the Reflective Practice Workshop

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.

12 February 2025 – Toolkit Carousel: Wheel of Life

  • When? 12 February 2025, 1-2pm
  • Where? Online via the University-wide Mentoring MS Teams channel
  • Who is it for? This session open to all 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. Then 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.

Sign up for the 12 February 2025 session

20 March 2025 – Strengths based approach to mentoring/coaching

  • When? 20 March 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.

Everyone has a unique combination of skills, talents, and knowledge – your strengths. These strengths help us become more effective, productive, and engaged, playing a crucial role in how we work with others. Join us to learn about the benefits of adopting a strengths-based approach to mentoring and coaching.

What to Expect:

  • Understanding Strengths-Based Approaches: Learn what it means to take a strengths-based approach and discover when it is most effective for coaches and mentors.
  • Tools and Techniques: Explore practical tools like StrengthsFinder to support both you and your mentees.
  • Interactive Elements: Engage in discussions and practice using strengths-based questions to enhance your mentoring and coaching skills.

This session will be facilitated by Emma Spary, Head of Researcher Development and Culture (OD&PL).

Sign up for the 20 March 2025 session

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.

Sign up for the 26 June 2025 session

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