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Use this form to register as a Social Mobility Foundation mentor for sixth-form and S5 students.

This short form asks for some personal information to start your mentoring journey.

This is so we can:

Contact you
Understand your job role and the sector you work in (we match our mentors to mentees who aspire to similar jobs)

A note on autosaving

This form autosaves your data at some points. Any applications not completed, or those submitted after the form closes, will be deleted from our records after three months.

Your data

Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about how we store and use your data. Email privacy@socialmobility.org.uk with any questions or to request your data.

Let's begin!

Have you mentored with us before, within the last 3 years?

YesNo

Do you live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?

YesNo

Nearest City

Please select your closest city.

Which city do you currently live in?

Professional Sector

Please select the sector above which best aligns with your role. We consider all matches individually. If the sectors shown don’t neatly align with yours – we will look at all of the information you give us, alongside our students’ aspirations.

Due to the nature of our mentoring, please note that for the school age mentoring scheme we cannot accept applications from teachers. Anyone working for the civil service or in the third sector, please select ‘Politics’ as your sector choice.

Which professional sector do you work in?

Have you worked in your chosen sector for 6 months or more?

YesNoTo be a mentor, you will need to have at least 6 months of experience of working within your professional sector, as increasing knowledge of the career sector will be the basis of the mentoring relationship. We also accept PhD students for our Biology and Chemistry sector and third year medical students and above for our Medicine sector.

Welcome back!

It's always great to see a returning mentor! Let us you know you want to continue by emailing: mentors@socialmobility.org.uk

We'll get you set up, and ready to mentor another aspiring professional. Thanks for your continued generosity and support!

We're sorry: you're not eligible

It seems you're not eligible to become a mentor at this time. If you have any questions or think something is incorrect, then please email us.

Still want to support the SMF? Find out more about One-off opportunities and Fundraising.

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We're sorry: you're not eligible

For safeguarding purposes, all our professional mentors must reside within England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland in order for us to conduct the necessary background checks.

Still want to support the SMF? Find out more about One-off opportunities and Fundraising.

Follow us on social media for our latest volunteering opportunities.

Personal Details

First Name

Preferred First Name

Last Name

Email

We recommend entering your personal email address. Our emails to your professional inbox may get blocked by a firewall.

Gender

Preferred Pronouns

Mobile Number

Use only numbers and no spaces please!

Home Phone

Use only numbers and no spaces please!

Post Code

Professional Background

Current Job Title

Current Employer

Have you attended university?

YesNoYou do not need to have attended university to mentor with us. However, most students on our programme aspire to go to university. We provide in-depth university support to students and it's beneficial if you can support this. If you haven't attended university, we will provide extra support about the university application process so you can support your mentee through this.

Which university did you attend?

Search for your university. Can't find it? Enter 'Other.'

Please enter the name of your university:

Which undergraduate subject did you study?

If you have any postgraduate qualifications, please enter the university or institution, and subjects here.

Please write 1-2 sentences about your current role / professional history.

Were you a student on the SMF Aspiring Professionals Programme?

YesNo

Preparing to mentor

Do you have an enhanced DBS or PVG certificate issued within the last 6 months?

YesNo

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) service checks the criminal record of someone applying for a role.

We'll conduct a check free of charge if you don't have a certificate from the past six months.

Is there anything else you would like to add / let us know when considering a mentee for you?

We'll do our best to match you with a mentee based on this information, but please note that we're not able to do this in all instances.

Would you be interested in mentoring more than one student?

YesNo

Data and Consent

How did you hear about the SMF?

Do you consent to us sharing your name with your employer?

By signing up as a volunteer you are consenting to the SMF storing your data, contacting you, and using your data for the purposes of our mentoring and volunteering opportunities. If you volunteer as an mentor, you may receive related ad hoc requests such as a call out for speakers at student events.

I hereby give consent for the Social Mobility Foundation to store, process my data and contact me with opportunities to volunteer.

Yes, I agree

Your commitment

By submitting this application form you agree and consent to the following:

✔️ You will undertake or provide an enhanced DBS or PVG background check (through us).

✔️ You will comply with our Safeguarding Policy.
✔️ You can commit to contacting your mentee for 30 minutes, every 2 weeks, for 9 months between April and January.

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