Birmingham law firm supports LOOK
Our CEO, Charlotte Carson, visited the Birmingham office of Pinsent Masons this week to speak to the team. The Birmingham office is supporting LOOK for the next two years.
Category: Blog
Mentor of the Month: Krupali
Meet our Mentor of the Month, Krupali. Thank you for all the creative ways you champion and support others, and for your kindness and dedication.
Video & blog: Q&A on 16+ transition to 6th form/college
The transition from a familiar school setting to 6th form or college can be daunting, learning to navigate a new setting. Meeting new people and advocating for your needs with new teachers can feel like a roadblock to your education. In this Q&A three of our LOOK Mentors met to chat about their experience.
Top Tips on essay writing and researching for your University degree
Aged 16+ with University or college in your sights? Will your chosen course feature essay writing and researching? If so, then this is the resource you’ve been waiting for!
Get Exam Ready
Join VI Professionals and LOOK mentors to help your blind and partially sighted kids prepare for exams with confidence.
LOOK: Peer Mentoring Matters
Experience has shown us that visually impaired young people are best supported by those that have personal experiences of living with a visual impairment. The mentor role can be hugely rewarding – supporting others, while boosting your own self-development and confidence too.
Mentor of the Month: Megan!!
Meet our November Mentor of the Month, Megan. Thank you for all the creative ways you champion and support others, and for your kindness and dedication.
Getting the right support when you transition to further education or sixth form.
Mentor Al shares with us his education journey and how the support he recieved evolved as his education needs changed between primary to college education.
Advocating for your needs when you transition to Further Education.
Advocating for your access needs can be challenging but ensuring you have support in place before you start Sixth Form or College can be a real game changer. LOOK Mentor Aliza shares her advice for getting the right support.
Mentor of the Month: Daniel!
Meet our October Mentor of the Month, Daniel. Thank you Daniel for your thoughtful, kind and considered approach to mentoring. This month LOOK will take time to share and celebrate your ever growing contribution to LOOK!
LOOK launch Herefordshire Family Outreach programme!
If you live in Herefordshire, are a visually impaired young person, parent to a vi child or you’re a vi young adult looking for volunteering and upskilling opportunities, we want to hear from you!
LOOK National Mentor Recruitment!
The LOOK team are hitting the road in search of incredible individuals to join the LOOK mentoring team.
Mentor of the Month: Ussud!
Meet our September Mentor of the Month, Ussud. Thank you Ussud for being a driving force for LOOK, we are hugely grateful to Ussud for his communication, his time and the creative energy he brings to all he does with LOOK.
Confidence and Student life with a Visual Impairment.
In this blog, LOOK mentor Emilia reflects on her time at Uni and shares how her confidence has given her the opportunity to help others in a similar situation.
London Mentor Recruitment!
We need you! – LOOK are recruiting London based volunteer mentors.
