What is Academic Mentoring?

Academic mentoring is an integral part of education at LSE and critical to building an inclusive scholarly community at the School for everyone. From an inclusive education perspective, Academic Mentoring implies building scholarly partnerships based on shared purpose and understanding. 

Academic mentors are students’ first point of contact with the academic community, and it is a positive, worthwhile relationship for both academics and students.  

Academic mentors are expected to provide students with academic guidance and feedback on students’ progress and performance; provide pastoral guidance signposting to appropriate services within the School; implement the provisions outlined in My Adjustments in liaison with the School’s Disability and Mental Health Service; encourage students to meet twice a term, comment on general assessments and students’ progression, as well as inform the departmental tutor and the School of any attendance or progress issues. 

Students on the other hand, are expected to fully engage with their academic mentors, by scheduling meetings and bringing topics they want to discuss, and generally showing interest in forming this relationship. 

At LSE, academic mentoring is an essential part of the academic support established in the Academic code, the LSE 2030 Strategy, the Inclusive Education Action Plan, and the Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework

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