The Peer Mentoring Pod: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to The Peer Mentoring Podcast, a podcast bought to you by Swale Youth and Vibe Community Ltd. This podcast is designed to give a weekly pep talk to Peer Mentors we train & support in Swale Secondary schools. I am your host Louise, and I am passionate about seeing young people thrive. Podcasts are out every Monday morning, giving you a 5-minute boost for your mentoring practice. Subscribe now for your weekly motivation!
Was everything we were told and were all our worries about Year 6 true? What is the reality of being at a Swale secondary school - our Peer Mentors are here to help
This episode is about recommending things that you should and shouldn't bring into school. Xanthe & Poppy discuss things they find important to have in school
This chat is about losing and gaining friends. In this episode, we discuss ways to deal with and understand why you may gain and lose friends
This podcast is about easing worries about the transition between year six and year seven.
In the podcast, we talk about building habits towards finding school easier and less stressful such as preparing for school the day before and bringing in small comfort items into school.
In this episode we are talking about: the plus in PERMA+, creating a sleep happy environment, National Scribble Day, and planning a celebration
Happy International Happiness Day! To celebrate we are continuing our journey into the Perma+ Model of wellbeing
We are celebrating Neurodiversity Celebration Week. What does that mean when it comes to Peer Mentoringneurodiversitycelebrationweek.com
Do you want to feel good, without spending money, having to follow a million gurus or study extensive research? Then PERMA+ is what you need! It will b super helpful for your mentoring too!
It's World Book Day on the 2nd so we were inspired to come up with three ways you can use story telling in your Mentoring
It's pancake day and so we are talking about how to have conversations around changing our habits!
This activity helps young people to think about their emotions and releasing them in healthy ways
What do you do on days that are dark and dreary - here's a way to help your mentee answer that question with The Umbrella Activity
Today we give you a quick overview of a great tool to use in mentoring - the mood meter. If you like this tool and want to know more, we would recommend reading Permission to Feel by Dr. Marc Brackett or watch his Ted Talk here.
I'd love to know how you find using it - did you download the app?
This five-minute podcast is all about getting yourself ready for your mentoring session.
We are back!
This is your five-minute pod-blast of inspiration for your mentoring and this week we are thinking about that first meet-up with your mentee and how to get over the awkwardness of it.
We believe in you - you've got this!
So often we don't give ourselves permission and time to grow, to experiment with options or to learn from perceived failure. That is why it is so important that we affirm ourselves: I am growing
This season we are swapping to a Friday upload because this season is all about believing in yourself we're giving back to you in today's episode we explore the affirmation I am strong and I have strength I'd love to know what it means for you to say I am strong how easy you find it to say and if you know what your strengths are are you playing to them?
This week's 5-minute card blast is all about the power of the pause. Have you ever tried using pauses or silence? Would you like to give it a try? Hear three stories of how it worked for us!
This week we are finally back after Lou being a little overwhelmed by trying to take on everything! We are looking at a tool that helps her focus called The Life Wheel
Welcome back to the Peer Mentoring Podcast. In Season 2, we are going to look at some tried and tested tools we use in mentoring! We'd love to hear from you of ideas you have as well. This week is an encouragement for you - why I believe in you!
Successful mentoring always ends well. Todau we're going to have a think about how to end well with our mentees, how to prepare, and how to celebrate them. We also as giv ourselves a check to make sure we are not holding on to them as their personal superhero!
Today we are chatting about gingerbread cookie day and how we incorporate gingerbread into mentoring! So grab a drink and a biscuit and let's get on with with your 5-minute boost of Peer Mentoring encouragement
This episode we talk about Anti Bullying week, what bullying behaviour is and how to support your mentee. Websites mentioned: diana-award.org.uk antibullyingalliance.org.uk outofthefog.website
Happy half term! This week we have a spooky special talking about fears! Sound effects are from freesound.
In part two we break down goal setting and give you a visual activity to do with your mentee
This episode is about why we need goals and how to prepare them instead of getting super stressed about them or leaving them super un-smashed!
In this session we give a quick reminder about how to get started with our mentee - because we all get nervous sometimes!