National Mentoring Consortium 12th Annual Award Ceremony

With a special thank you to our hosts Barclays PLC and award sponsors Herbert Smith

National Mentoring ConsortiumAssisting high-calibre students and mentors to achieve their full potential

Overview

Nearly two hundred guests gathered at Barclays’s impressive Event Suite at their headquarters in London's

Canary Wharf on 2nd May this year, to attend the National Mentoring Consortium's 12th annual Award Ceremony. The event was a great success with key speeches by leading representatives from business, law, media, and academia.

Andrew Eddy, the London Office Director of Shell International, spoke of their continuing commitment to the mentoring schemes and looked forward to working more closely with the National Mentoring Consortium (NMC) in the coming years. Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Channel 4's leading newsreader and journalist, engaged the audience with accounts of his own career progression and the importance of mentoring in his experience. He delivered an important message in his speech when he urged the students to set their sights high and never aim too low.

This was echoed by Sir John Wall CBE, retired Deputy High Court Master and the first blind person to be appointed to such a position. Sir John holds the mentoring process in high regard and he noted that people with disabilities can still achieve, regardless of having to battle against other peoples' prejudices and preconceptions.

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Krishnan Guru-Murthy Presents John Magan with the Mentee of the year Award 2006

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THE NATIONAL MENTORING CONSORTIUMis a nationally recognised leader in mentoring support encouraging the recruitment of talent from under-represented populations in the U.K.

Our Mentoring Schemes

Ethnic Minority Undergraduate Scheme

This successful scheme provides support and experience to Black and Asian students, and promotes equality and diversity in graduate recruitment. The scheme links students with motivated professionals in order to give them support, experience, and help in preparing for entry to the world of work.

Disability Undergraduate SchemeOur mentoring scheme enables students with a disability or dyslexia to develop their talents and abilities as well as grow in confidence. In addition the scheme enables mentors to develop their skills, and employers to become more disability aware with both staff and clients needs.

Professional Mentoring ProgrammeThis is a new project designed to provide non-judgemental and professional support to people in full time employment, who are aiming to reach senior management positions.

There were speeches from past and present mentees who spoke enthusiastically of how participating on the schemes had increased their confidence and development of their professional and personal abilities and strengths

Dr. Aggrey Burke is a senior lecturer and consultant psychiatrist at St Georges Hospital. His assertion that people should not define themselves in terms of other peoples' categorisations continued one of the most important themes of the day.

There were speeches from past and present mentees who spoke enthusiastically of how participating on the schemes had increased their confidence and development of their professional and personal abilities and strengths. One of the many success stories came from Mariam Siddiqui, a former UEL student and mentee who is now a manager at Network Rail. All the former mentees said they would whole-heartedly recommend the scheme to other motivated students who are willing to make the most of the opportunities and challenges the schemes present.

This was echoed by the mentors who spoke of the personal satisfaction of seeing the potential in someone and working with them to recognise that they already have the ability to become and to achieve whatever it is that they want to do. In addition mentors and their companies saw participation on the schemes as a valuable contribution to their staff development and training, and enriching them as organisations.

This was firstly and fore mostly a day of celebration, and entertainment was provided in an innovative and enjoyable rap form by Alan Charles. This was followed by a break providing an opportunity for old friends and new acquaintances to network, and chat about the NMC schemes and experiences while enjoying the excellent buffet lunch and refreshments provided by Barclays.

Chief Focus

* Achievement. The Ethnic Minority and Disabled

Undergraduate Schemes help students from underrepresented groups to prepare for the workplace, focus on their goals, and achieve their full potential.

* Celebration. The Award Ceremony is an annual

event when all the mentors, mentees,universities and employers are acknowledged for their participation on the schemes.

* The Future. The National Mentoring

Consortium's ethos is taking action to make a difference.

The Award Ceremony demonstrated to guest s representing a wide range of organisations why they should support the NMC in achieving this.

Chief Challenge

* The National Mentoring Consortium

is a leading organisation in mentoring support. The challenge set by last year's success is to continue to encourage employers to recruit more talent from Britain's ethnic minority and disabled populations.

* The challenge to employers is spread the word that we should value all employees, their skills and potential, and dismiss the limitations of perceived barriers.

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1. KHRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY with PERIS APIA of Kingston University 2. ANDREW EDDY London

office Director of Shell International with the UEL Mentor of the Year AKOFA BENTISI-ENCHILL of

Barclays Bank 3. CHRIS PATTON of Herbert Smith with the winner of the NMC Herbert-Smith Law

Student of the Year 2006 HENNA BEGUM of UEL 4. Dr Aggrey Burke presents Employer of the year

2006 to the Mentors from John Lewis partneship 5. SIR JOHN WALL CBE with SHEVONNE BRADE the

UEL Disability Undergradute of the Year 6. KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY with DONNA HUDSON UEL

Mentee of the Year 7. Enjoying the hospitality at Barclays PLC Headquarters 8. MARIAM SIDDIQUI,

former NMC Mentee at the University of Westminster and now new manager at Network Rail.

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Chief Take-Away Messages

* Don't be restricted by other people's preconceptions

* Aim high, don't set your sights too low

* Mentoring is a positive and effective way to develop the mentee, the mentor, and entire organisations

Looking to Next Year

* Increasing the awareness of the National Mentoring Scheme through continued growth and Success and bringing more organisations on board

* Increasing the number of underrepresented group students we help in achieving their full potential

* Further growth and development of the Disability Undergraduate Scheme

* Another enjoyable and successful Award Ceremony shared with our friends, supporters, and potential mentor organisations on 8th May 2007, at Lehman Brothers Headquarters, Canary Wharf.

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Adam ChadwickAkofa Bentsi-EnchillAlison WardleClare HollingsworthIan AndrewIan EvansJames Wilson Malcolm SmithMichelle HallPatricia Gordon Sarah Fitton Wendy Richards

ITN Barclays PLCDept. of Constitutional AffairsBarclays PLC Barclays PLCBarclays PLC EMAP Kiss FM ITNDeutsche Bank HM Revenue & Customs Barclays PLC John Lewis Partnership

UNIVERSITIES ETHNIC MINORITY UNDERGRADUATE MENTOR OF THE YEAR 2006 AWARDSPresented by Andrew Eddy, London Office Director of Shell International

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AWARD WINNERS

UNIVERSITIES ETHNIC MINORITY UNDERGRADUATE MENTEE OF THE YEAR 2006 AWARDSPresented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy of Channel 4 News

Donna HudsonHeena PatelHenedina GrimesIrfan Ahmed John HaganLucia ChaurayaNeeta PitrodaNusrat UddinPeris ApiaPierre GowiePrabhjote NagraSavita Khemlani

University of East London London South Bank UniversityDerby UniversityUniversity of Westminster Brunel University University of NorthamptonCity University University College LondonKingston UniversityGreenwich UniversityNorthumbria University Brighton University

UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON DISABILITY UNDERGRADUATE MENTEE OF THE YEAR 2006Presented by Sir John Wall CBEShevonne Brade, University of East London

UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON DISABILITY UNDERGRADUATE MENTOR OF THE YEAR 2006Josephine Lewis, Department of Work & Pensions & Detective Inspector Peter Ratcliffe, City of London Police

THE NATIONAL MENTORING CONSORTIUM UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR 2006Presented by Dr. Aggrey BurkeCity University Co-ordinators: Louise Baker & Sophia Mousoulides

THE NATIONAL MENTORING CONSORTIUM EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR 2006Presented by Dr. Aggrey BurkeJohn Lewis Partnership Co-ordinator: Michael Nathan

NATIONAL MENTORING CONSORTIUM NEW EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR 2006Presented by Dr. Aggrey BurkeCitigroup UK Co-ordinator: Kanwal Sohpal

NATIONAL MENTORING CONSORTIUM - HERBERT SMITH LAW STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2006Presented by Chris Parsons, Graduate Recruitment Partner at Herbert SmithHenna Begum, Law Student and Mentee, University of East London

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Event Summary statistics

Guest Profile* Mentors and the

scheme coordinators from participating organisations 53%

* Mentees and university coordinators from all the participating universities 22%

* Invited Guests from a wide range of organisations and Professional Fields 17%

* Key Speakers and VIP guests 4%

* Director of the National Mentoring Consortium, Joe Greenland and NMC Staff 3%

* University of East London Vice Chancellors Group, including the Vice Chancellor Professor Michael Thorne, and University Secretary and Registrar, Alan Ingle 1%

Participating Organisations* All England Lawn

Tennis Club

* Barclays PLC* Citigroup UK* City of London Police* Crown

Prosecution Service* DEFRA* Department of

Work & Pensions* Deutsche Bank* European Bank

for Reconstruction Development

* Foreign & Commonwealth Office

* Herbert Smith* HM Revenue & Customs* HM Treasury* Home Office* House of Commons

Library* Inchcape Automotive Ltd* ITN* John Lewis Partnership* Kiss 100 FM* Lehman Brothers* London Borough of

Richmond Upon Thames* Prudential Property

Investment* Managers Ltd. (PruPIM)* Price Waterhouse

Coopers* Royal Air Force* Shell International Ltd.* Trade Union Congress* UK Passport Services

* Krishnan Guru-Murthy presenting John Hagan with the Mentee of the Year Award 2006

* Krishnan Guru-Murhty with Peris Apia of Kingston University

* Andrew Eddy, London Office Director of Shell International presenting the University of East London Mentor of the Year 2006 to Akofa Bentsi-Enchill from Barclays PLC

* Sir John Wall CBE with Shevonne Brade, the Disability Undergraduate of the Year 2006, from The University of East London

* Dr. Aggrey Burke presents the Employer of the Year 2006 to the Mentors from John Lewis Partnership

* Mariam Siddiqui, former NMC Mentee And now a Manager at Network Rail

* Chris Patton of Herbert Smith with Henna Begum, the winner of the National Mentoring Consortium -

Herbert Smith Law Student of the Year 2006 Award

* Enjoying the afternoon at the National Mentoring Consortium Award Ceremony 2006, held at the headquarters of Barclays PLC, Canary Wharf