Student Ambassadors & Mentors

The working group was set up in autumn 2020. The group is interested in:

Recruitment of student ambassadors and mentors (SAM), particularly recruiting a diverse, balanced and representative cohort
Pedagogy for outreach / ambassador-led activities
The impact of SAM schemes on the ambassadors and mentors themselves including any impact on retention and attainment
The impact of working with SAM on WP activity participants
SAM training and development
Continuing contact and use of SAM after they graduate
Joining up work of SAM in schools and at university, employer outreach, the schools agenda, etc.
Student voice

In 2020-21, two task groups have been set up to look specifically at:

The impact on ambassadors: evaluating change in ambassadors and mentors related to being part of a scheme
The impact of ambassadors: evaluating change in activity participants related to working with student ambassadors and mentors

The group is planning to:

Share practice and learning from across the sector on research and evaluation of SAM schemes in terms of their impact on ambassadors
Analyse SAM job descriptions across the sector to inform training and development