Volunteer Mentor Review
at City Year UK
Placement (10 Months+)
Teaching, Voluntary
Greater Manchester
Review Submitted: July 2026
Overall Rating
3.6 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
3.5/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
2/5
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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.
Worked in schools 4 days a week with a focus list of students supporting them in classes and with 1:to:1 interventions. Focus the support based on their identified needs, though much of what the support tailors to is SEL. One day a week of training days for personal and professional development.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes loads
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, focused on 8 key employability skills being leadership, speaking, listening, aiming high, creativity, problem solving, team work and another which I forgit
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
As much as I asked for as the year progressed and to start maybe a little less than I felt was needed based on it being a completely new experience
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very culturally diverse and accommodating of such. Very chill and fun atmosphere while maintains professional boundaries
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Most of the time I enjoyed it but definitely some days i struggled to find motivation to attend overall would give it an 8/10. But at times this fell to a 4
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK
Seriously consider if this year in education would develop them professional goals and aspirations as if not it’s not worth submitting a year of service
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK
2/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
