Mentoring: The University Mentoring Scheme Residential

Outline

This two day residential at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban and will support and develop mentoring skills through hands on workshops with external and internal facilitators. Open to mentors already registered on the UHI Mentoring Scheme and those aspiring to mentor through the Scheme.

Accommodation costs will be covered and a contribution to travel (up to £100) for those travelling from outside the Oban area will be available.

Session Outlines

KEYNOTE: Keeping the mentoring conversation flowing: We all occasionally experience mentees going silent on us, not knowing what to say, or falling out of contact after one or two meetings. This 1h interactive keynote will look at the reasons why mentees go silent, and what we can do about it. We will take a detailed look at a range of common mentoring sticking points and how to set up a partnership in a way that helps us to avoid these pitfalls. We’ll discuss where and how to (re)engage mentees, and try out some conversational techniques for keeping the mentee talking, thinking, and moving forward. 

WORKSHOP: Supervising like a mentor: holding space for a learning conversation: Both mentoring and postgraduate supervision are educational practices and mentoring offers us pedagogies we can deploy in supervision to engage, co-create, and form learning alliances with our students. Understanding what is learned, who learns, when, and crucially how learning takes place in the doctorate, helps us to see many places that we can ‘plug in’ our mentoring skills, whilst being mindful of the power, and position tensions we experience. This workshop will help to surface how we can increase learning for students, through a 'mentor-like' approach.

Confirmed Speakers

• Dr Kay Guccione, Head of Research Culture & Researcher Development, University of Glasgow Staff Profile |  LinkedIn

My teaching is research education focused, and can be understood as having strategic impact on the enhancement of doctoral student learning and doctoral learning environments, and in parallel, on the enhancement of academic practice through the development of supervisors, research leadership, and through the career structures and policies which enable this development.

In 2018 I won a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of my international reputation and strategic impact. I was also the first winner to gain this recognition in the field of Researcher Education.

In 2019 I was awarded Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. This recognises "those who can demonstrate sustained and effective strategic leadership of higher education practice, with extensive impact on high-quality learning, beyond their institution". 

• Anne Beth Jordan, Coach/Mentor LinkedIn

Over 25 years ago, I had a vision of growing a fashion business from my kitchen table to somewhere a little more... swanky. And while I did move beyond the kitchen table (the swankiness is still up for debate), the journey taught me more than business manual ever could.

Building a business from scratch through changing markets, global uncertainty, and personal pressures taught me what it really means to commit to a dream. It showed me how to hold onto values, navigate complexity, remain relevant  in a constantly changing market place and still find time for family and the kind of quiet moments that preserve our sense of self.

In 2020, I shifted direction. I stepped away from my business to retrain with The Coaching Academy as a Professional and Personal Development Coach, accredited by the ICF. This marked the start of a new chapter - one where I could combine practical experience with coaching methodologies to support others on their own journeys.

Now, I work with women in leadership, CEOs, and small business owners  and their staff, to help them find clarity, confidence, and momentum. Through tailored coaching and deep listening, I support both business, private and professionals, as well as those across learning communities - to see the opportunities beyond the obstacles, and to reconnect with a sense of purpose in both life and work.

Two years ago I was invited back to the Coaching Academy, where I trained, to mentor their students as they progressed through their own Diplomas, whether PPD, Education or Small Business Development (all part of the Courses offered by the Coaching Academy). This mentoring covers a very broad range of topics which allows me to be flexible and agile in my mentoring processes to ensure that each student leaves the sessions with more tools and skills to help them become fully qualified Coaches.

I also run my own workshops on Business – Building with Intention  - as well as a Visionaries Business Clinic.

 ‘If you're ready to break through uncertainty and step boldly into growth, I'm here to guide you’.

Programme

A detailed programme will be released in the coming weeks.

To Book

The residential is in-person participation and colleagues must be able to commit to both days, if you would like to attend the event please register your interest by emailing events.lta@uhi.ac.uk

Priority will be given to colleagues who are registered and active on the UHI Mentoring Scheme.

More Information

The University Mentoring Scheme

Mentoring Code of Practice and Handbook May 2024

Accessibility

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