Student Navigation Network
The Student Navigation Network is made up of two schemes:
- Peer mentoring
- Peer Assisted Study Sessions
What is peer mentoring?
Watch a video of students talking about peer mentoring
Peer Mentors are students who have already spent at least a year studying at the University.
If you sign-up for a mentor you’ll be able to meet them weekly throughout your first semester and ask any questions you may have. Having recently been through their first year at University, mentors remember how it feels and will help to make sure you don’t miss out on anything. For example they can:
- help you find your way around;
- help you choose clubs, societies and social activities to get involved in;
- give tips on coursework and study skills;
- direct you towards sources of information and support across the University and the Students’ Union.
To request a Peer Mentor
Please refer to the email you have been sent or log in to your VIP page.
Contacts
To arrange a meeting with a mentor or to become a mentor please email: student-navigation-network@bristol.ac.uk.
Peer Assisted Study Sessions
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) are study groups for first-years, run by trained students in later years of their course. They provide a friendly and supportive environment in which to discuss and explore aspects of your course through group learning and discussion.
Attendance is voluntary, but if you attend on a regular basis you could adjust quickly to University life; improve your study habits and develop a better understanding of the subject matter of you course.
The content of each session is agreed between participants and PASS facilitators, with a focus on study skills and course materials. PASS leaders will share their experiences and facilitate discussion rather than re-teaching a particular subject.
We are currently running PASS sessions for students in the Faculty of Arts.
Contacts
To find out more please email: student-navigation-network@bristol.ac.uk.