Run a six-session employer mentoring scheme for Years 9–13 with a coordinator guide, student pack and editable forms for safe, purposeful workplace skills practice.

The six 60-minute sessions move from setting a goal to communication, CV and application evidence, interview and feedback, teamwork and presentation, then a realistic next step. Students practise with employers on school-approved briefs while keeping their own evidence and reflecting on useful feedback. The suggested format is a small group of six to ten over one school term; schools can adapt the schedule and access arrangements.

This ZIP contains the complete business mentoring toolkit and a separate student pack. The coordinator material includes an employer invitation, partner profile, mentor agreement, visitor clearance and risk assessment prompts, parent/carer information, expressions of interest, About Me pages, a matching record, six-session attendance tracker, session records, interview and presentation feedback grids, action plans, reviews and a participation certificate. The student pages provide each session’s task, an evidence bank and a mock interview revision sheet.

This is for a careers leader or school coordinator who wants employer time to produce genuine practice and documented progress, rather than an unstructured visitor talk. The school recruits and clears mentors, supervises contact, follows its safeguarding and data policies, and checks current visitor requirements. Mentoring supports a careers programme; it does not replace impartial guidance, provider encounters or meaningful workplace experience.