Cohort 5 Mentoring Scheme 2026/27

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We are currently inviting applications from adults who stammer for cohort five of the ASC Mentoring Scheme.

The ASC Mentoring Scheme is a 6-month programme in which young people who stammer access one-to-one career mentoring with a professional with lived experience of stammering. The scheme provides an opportunity for mentors to support young people in working towards their career goals and aspirations.

Mentees are aged between 18 and 25, and may be taking the next step into higher education and training, embarking on their first role or seeking career promotion. Are you willing to draw on what you have learnt through the course of your career to mentor a young person at the beginning of their career journey? Do you have the time and flexibility to commit to a six month programme?

We welcome applications from professionals from a variety of industries, sectors and professions with the time, capacity and empathy to work one-to-one with a young person who stammers. To apply, we ask:

You self-define as a person who stammers
Can commit to participating in all elements of the programme, including training, supervision, peer support and evaluation
Resident in the UK
Live openly with stammering
Take a flexible approach to working with a young person

This unique scheme is fully funded by Action for Stammering Children and delivered in partnership with Sam Simpson. It will run from October 2026 through to April 2027.

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To get the best out of the programme, we ask that you read and confirm the following:

You are available to participate in the programme between October 2026 and April 2027.

You are available to attend the initial training event on 23rd October 2026.

You are available to attend the mid-programme review on 27th January 2027.

You are available to attend the programme evaluation session and closing event on 28th April 2027.

You are available to meet with your mentee online at least six times over the course of the programme.

You agree to the charity undertaking a DBS check as per their safeguarding policy.

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By submitting this application, you are committing to the following:

I confirm that all the details I have provided in this application form are correct and that I have not deliberately withheld any information that may be relevant when considering my application.
If my application is successful, I will contribute fully to the 2025 ASC Mentoring Programme and will act with professional integrity at all times and in accordance with the aims of the programme.

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