Accreditation for peer tutoring and befriending skills

The AQA Unit Award Scheme is a scheme for recording achievement which gives a student recognition for completing short units of work.  One of their Level 3 Skills Award Units is:  Acting as a peer tutor and befriender for fellow students.

This accreditation may be of particular interest to secondary schools who use peer tutoring or peer mentoring and can be useful for sixth form students who can put it on their UCAS statement and to final year university students applying for PGSE or GTTP teaching courses.

For this unit, a student will work as a peer tutor and befriender for one academic term with different pupils, either from Y7, 8, 9, 10 or 11. The student will undertake a one day training course to gain and develop tutoring and befriending skills and will take part in a group evaluation session at the end of the term.

More information on the unit outcomes from the AQA website

Our thanks to Success4All based in Newcastle upon Tyne who sent us the information about this award. They provide alternative ways of education to children and young people who most need it through tailor-made activities and provision of one-to-one study/befriending support.  Success4All have gained the Approved Provider Standard from MBF and are a recognised centre for Open College Network (North East) and the AQA.

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