Peer Assisted Learning
Get support from your peers
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) is mentoring support for students by students normally on the same programme, but in the year above. This student-led support can take the form of timetabled group sessions, 1:1 mentoring interactions within a taught workshop and drop-ins linked to a particular skill or assessment.
PAL can help you gain a deeper understanding of your course content and expectations as well as increase your academic confidence. Engage with this student-led support on a regular basis and benefit from the experience of current students who have been where you are now.
Starting university is exciting but can also be daunting. Learning alongside other students on your programme, however, can give you a greater opportunity to discuss ideas, broaden your knowledge, gain confidence, make friends and adjust to university life more quickly.
Read Rapha's story"PAL helped me from the beginning to the end of the year as it gave me a student perspective on the work load. This really helps you settle in as you can ask them where things are or the questions you wouldn’t want to ask your lecturers. You can almost say they are like your academic lifeline."
Rapha BSc(Hons) Urban Planning
From tutors to personal support, Rapha has found help from all angles during her time at the University so far.
As a participant of the PAL scheme, she got tips on coping with workload, with PAL Mentors explaining things in a simpler way to help her get a better understanding.
Become a PAL Mentor
Put your knowledge and experience of being a UWE Bristol student to good use by helping other students to help themselves, and get paid for it.
Be a PAL Mentor"I am way more informed now of the services UWE Bristol has to offer to support students, alongside how to communicate between students and staff to make changes and improvements."
Year 2 PAL Mentor College of Business and Law
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