Our peer support programmes allow you to gain advice and support from students. Trained students use their experience to help you. At Queen Mary, we have programmes to help you settle into university life, to developing your academic skills as well as to support specific groups of students.
Medicine and Dentistry – Families
BL Families is a way of life at Barts and The London Students' Association. Designed to be a scheme that helps first year students settle in and get access to the knowledge and experience of peers in more senior years (aka steal their notes). Current BL Students (the “parents”) are paired with new BL students (the “children”) to help new BL students settle in.
IHSE Peer Support Network
The Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE) will be overseeing a peer support network with an organisation called Being Well in Suffolk (BWIS). A network of students will receive 6 training sessions in order that they can then support each other on an equal level basis.
Providing peer to peer support is a great way to improve your employability skills. Most of our schemes can also be accredited so this appears on your HEAR, your digital transcript. You’ll also be giving back to your community by sharing your experiences and providing help to other students. Training and support will be provided.
Recruitment for the schemes varies but is usually approximately April – July.