My Mentor Craig had arranged to come into the University to meet. He came in straight after my seminar. At first I was nervous to meet Craig, but who doesn’t get slightly nervous when meeting new people? But at the same time I was excited to hear more about what opportunities were available and what new skills I could gain.

When I met Craig he was friendly and easy to talk to. He wanted to take my interests into mind in terms of the activities I could take part in. At first he introduced himself and talked about his job with Active Stirling. He then went on to explain the initial plan for my placement which is: A 30 minutes session within an inclusion school at lunchtime and then an after school club at a primary school. But Craig also explained how there is often events on which I could also go along to. He also let me know that he could assist in getting me coaching badges and I could also attend any courses which I may be interested in.

The following week Craig had arranged to come back in to the university with some forms for me to fill out in order to allow me to start placement. The forms which I filled out was a PVG update (which is key when working with children) and a volunteering sheet. This was all fairly easy to fill out as Craig went through it all with me. I had to give over 3 forms of ID- my driving license, passport and proof of my address. This was to be sent away with my PVG update. Craig then told me that once these forms were sent away that he would get back to me in terms of when I can start my placement.

After having both of these meetings I felt excited to get started and be able to learn new skills which I can take forward with me into future careers. I also felt that volunteering with Active Stirling is going to be a positive experience. I look forward to getting started soon.