Debate Mate Mentor

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What is Debate Mate?

Debate Mate aims to tackle educational disadvantage in some of Britain’s most deprived communities.

🎓 It does this by recruiting and training university students to run extra-curricular debate workshops in schools with an above-average percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals.

🗣 Our programmes increase speaking and listening attainment and improve a range of higher-order thinking skills and non-cognitive abilities such as confidence, teamwork, and leadership.

🙌 In doing so, our programmes address the widening skills gap between education and employment, raising aspirations and helping students make informed post-18 choices.

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Why Mentor for Debate Mate?

💪 Make a real difference

Our programmes are proven to help change the lives of young people around the world. Join us and make a real difference to the next generation!

📃 Enhance your CV

You don’t need any previous tutoring, teaching or debating experience to join! Become a mentor and you’ll develop key employability skills such as communication, leadership, and organisation – all things your future employer will love.

📅 Flexibility around your schedule

Juggling university, part-time work, hobbies, and a social life can be tricky. Luckily, at Debate Mate, we make it easy to fit around your schedule, so you can work as much or as little as you like.

🎉 Regular socials & mentor events

Meet like-minded people at our social events and build your professional network at exclusive events such as our careers fair and corporate partner events. 

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Any questions? Check out our website at www.debatemate.org, follow us on Instagram @debatemate, or email mentors@debatemate.com.

We look forward to meeting you!

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Required Role

Debate Mate Mentor

Key responsibilities

● Improve Speaking and Listening attainment of students in years 5 to 10. ● Develop skills such as leadership, teamwork and essentially, a core confidence that is invaluable for later life. ● Raise pupils’ aspirations and expectations through sustained contact with successful university students and employers. ● Engage young people with the world beyond the classroom, addressing issues that affect them, their communities and the wider world through an activity they enjoy. ● Develop effective teamwork and strategy through competitive debating in two of the largest competitions of their kind.

Desirable Skills

  • Communication
  • Confidence
  • Interpersonal
  • Leadership and Management
  • Listening
  • Mentoring and counselling
  • Non-discriminatory
  • Non-judgemental
  • Planning and organising
  • Positive attitude
  • Teaching and training
  • Team Work
  • Time Management

Skill to gain

  • Communication
  • Confidence
  • Initiative
  • Interpersonal
  • Leadership and Management
  • Listening
  • Mentoring and counselling
  • Non-discriminatory
  • Non-judgemental
  • Planning and organising
  • Positive attitude
  • Presentation
  • Problem solving
  • Public Speaking
  • Teaching and training
  • Team Work
  • Time Management

When can you do this role/Calendar

Minimum commitment level: Once a week

Start Date: 02-12-2024

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Location

Manchester, UK
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