Founding mentor cohort · 2026/27
Become a paid academic mentor for GCSE & A-Level students
StudyMentors connects school students with supportive university mentors who help them stay organised, motivated, and accountable throughout the academic year.
Launching for the 2026/27 academic year. Flexible, remote, paid mentoring.
What is StudyMentors?
StudyMentors helps GCSE and A-Level students stay on track with the support of a university mentor.
Instead of replacing tutors or teachers, StudyMentors focuses on the habits that help students succeed: planning, consistency, accountability, confidence, and weekly progress.
Mentors act as supportive older students who understand the pressure of exams and can help younger students manage their workload more effectively.
What mentors do
As a StudyMentor, you may help students with:
- A weekly check-in call
- Setting weekly goals
- Reviewing progress from the previous week
- Helping students plan their study time
- Encouraging consistency
- Light check-ins during the week
- Helping students stay motivated and organised
- Providing simple monthly progress updates
Who this is for
This could be a good fit if you are:
- A current UK university student or recent graduate
- Reliable and good at communicating
- Comfortable supporting younger students
- Organised and consistent
- Interested in education, coaching, mentoring, or student support
- Looking for flexible paid work during the academic year
You do not need to be a professional tutor. Previous tutoring, mentoring, coaching, volunteering, or youth work experience is helpful, but not required.
Why become a StudyMentor?
- Flexible remote paid work
- Help younger students build confidence and consistency
- Gain useful mentoring, coaching, and communication experience
- Lower pressure than subject tutoring
- Work around your university schedule
- Join early and help shape the founding mentor cohort
If you have been through GCSEs, A-Levels, university applications, or the pressure of school exams, you already understand how stressful it can be. StudyMentors gives you the chance to use that experience to support younger students who need structure, encouragement, and accountability.
Expected commitment
Mentors should expect around 1–2 hours per student per week.
This may include:
- One weekly check-in call
- Light check-ins during the week
- Helping the student set and review goals
- A simple monthly parent progress update
Mentors will be able to tell us how many students they would be open to supporting.
Pay
This is a paid mentoring role. Exact rates will be confirmed before onboarding.
StudyMentors is a paid mentoring opportunity. Pay details will be confirmed before mentors are onboarded for the 2026/27 academic year.
How it works
We are currently building our founding mentor cohort ahead of the 2026/27 academic year. If your application looks like a good fit, we may invite you to the next stage before launch.
- 1
Join the founding mentor waitlist
Tell us a little about yourself — it takes around 2–3 minutes.
- 2
We review applications
We look for reliability, communication, and a genuine interest in mentoring.
- 3
Selected mentors are invited to the next stage
If your application looks like a good fit, we may be in touch before launch.
- 4
Onboarding before the academic year
Pay details and role expectations are confirmed at this stage.
- 5
Matched with students for 2026/27
Mentors begin supporting students from September.
Apply to join the waitlist
This takes around 2–3 minutes. We're looking for reliable university students and recent graduates — not subject tutors.
FAQ
No. StudyMentors is focused on mentoring, accountability, organisation, planning, motivation, and consistency. Mentors are not expected to teach specific GCSE or A-Level subjects.
Yes. This is a paid mentoring role. Exact rates will be confirmed before onboarding.
We are building the founding mentor cohort now for the 2026/27 academic year.
Experience is helpful, but not required. Reliability, communication, and organisation are more important at this stage.
Mentors should expect around 1–2 hours per student per week.
Yes. You can tell us how many students you would be open to supporting.
No. StudyMentors is not subject tutoring. The role is about helping students stay organised, motivated, and accountable.