what type of questions will I be asked at an interview for a learning mentor post?

Answer 1

give examples of when you have mentored in a learning environment.

explain what you think the learning mentor role is about

what would you do if you faced a challenging person when mentoring them?

Give an example when you been faced with a problem what was the outcome

Just some i can think of

Answer 2

Learning Mentor Interview Questions

Answer 3

I had my interview today and these were some questions I had:

Tell us about your background and why you want to become a learning mentor

What do you understand of the role of learning mentor?

What do you understand by barriers to learning and how would you go about overcoming them?

A lot of the work involves dealing with parents, what experience have you had in this area?

How would you feel if you had to deal with difficult parents?

How do you visualise your learning mentor room? (The role was brand new so the room was like an empty canvas..)

What would you consider to be the most challenging aspect of this job?

What experience have you had in liaising with teaching staff?

How would you build relationships with the teaching staff?

Is there any training you would like us to provide if you were offered the post?

And finally, the classic: would you accept this job if offered?

Most important advice - DO YOUR RESEARCH.
Good luck everyone :)

Answer 4

Possible Questions for Learning Mentor Interview.



What do you understand to be a Learning Mentor’s role?

What personal qualities do you have which might make you suitable for this role?

What actual experience have you had which would make you suitable to be a Mentor?

What do you understand by the term ‘barriers to learning’?

What do you believe to be some of the underlying issues which can cause pupils to be disaffected or challenging?

What type of young person do you think could benefit most from having a Mentor?

What initiatives have you set up during your previous employment which you think would be transferable to this post?

How would you engage a parent/carers support or involvement when working with their child?

What would you do if a child wanted to tell you a secret?

How would you deal with family/teacher conflict?

How would you avoid the possible stigmatisation of a young person having a Mentor?

Have you had experience of working with external agencies?

What extra school activities do you think you could offer if you were appointed?

Answer 5

How to get the best out of people
how to motivate people
how different people have different learning styles
how you can present work and brainstorm ideas with people
What experience you have that makes you an ideal candidate for the post
What would you do if your person makes big mistakes or stops caring or doesn't turn up

Good luck with it!!

Answer 6

I would imagine they would ask you questions about how you would engage disaffected children, and how you would encourage independent thinking and learning, things like that.

Answer 7

Are you mental?