Mentor Review
at City Year UK
Placement (10 Months+)
Voluntary
Tottenham
Review Submitted: July 2026
Overall Rating
3.5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Line up duty
Check the reports of students during form time
Host a mentoring session with my focus list
In class assistance
Break and lunch duty
Admin tasks
After school duties
Transition duties
Check the reports of students during form time
Host a mentoring session with my focus list
In class assistance
Break and lunch duty
Admin tasks
After school duties
Transition duties
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given the responsibility to mentor 10 students across two different year groups
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt professionalism and improved my punctuality
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A decent amount
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Funny
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed the LDD sessions a lot
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK
Make sure you really want to work in a school
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK
3/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
