Mentees form Home Mentees form Full Name Email Address Phone Number What year were you born? What region do you live in? East Midlands London North West West Midlands East of England South East South West North East Other If you live in London, what London borough do you live in? N/A Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden City of London Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster Where did you hear about us? LinkedIn Instagram TikTok University Society University Careers Service Word of Mouth Bridging Barriers Alumni Other (please specify) Which type of school did you attend for the most time between ages 11–16? A state-run or state-funded school Independent or fee-paying school Independent or fee-paying school, where I received a means-tested bursary covering 90% or more of the total cost Attended school outside the UK I don’t know I prefer not to say What is your current status? In full-time education In part-time education In employment Unemployed Looking for work Other What is your highest qualification completed? GCSEs or equivalent A-Levels or equivalent Vocational qualification (BTEC, apprenticeship, etc.) Undergraduate degree Postgraduate degree Other Prefer not to say If you attended university, which university did you attend/are you attending? Russell Group University Non-Russell Group University I'm not sure N/A What is your field of interest (Tick a maximum of three) Accounting & Finance Consulting Creative Industries (Media, Arts, Design) Data & Technology Engineering & Manufacturing Healthcare & Life Sciences Human Resources & People Investment Banking & Asset Management Insurance & Risk Law & Legal Services Marketing, Communications & Advertising Policy, Government & Public Sector Property & Real Estate Retail, FMCG & Supply Chain Other (please specify) Why are you interested in these fields? Why do you want to join the Turning Point programme? (max 200 words) What do you hope to achieve by the end of 6 months? (100 words) This programme requires a minimum of 6 months of 1-hour a month mentoring sessions, 2 virtual masterclasses, and 1 networking event. Can you commit to this? Yes No Maybe I'm not sure Please describe a time you committed to a long-term goal — how did you stay consistent? (150 words) This programme will require you to balance mentoring with university/work and other commitments. Please outline how you would organise your time to ensure you can meet all programme requirements. What is your gender? Male Female Non-binary Prefer not to say What is your ethnic background? Asian or Asian British Black, African, Caribbean or Black British White British or Other White Mixed or multiple ethnic groups Other What is your family annual household income? Below £16,190 £16,190 – £25,000 £25,001 – £43,000 £43,001 – £60,000 £60,001+ I don’t know Prefer not to say What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were about aged 14? Modern professional & traditional professional occupations such as: teacher, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer, accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil / mechanical engineer. Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators such as: finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager. Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurse. Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver. Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter/waitress, bar staff. Long-term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year). Small business owners who employed less than 25 people such as: corner shop owners, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage owner. Other such as: retired, this question does not apply to me, I don’t know. I prefer not to say. Please tick any statements that apply to you I have previously been eligible for free school meals or a bursary fund or equivalent Neither of my parents have been to university (first-generation) I grew up in a single parent household I was responsible for caring for a family member whilst at school/college I have other caring responsibilities I have previously had refugee or asylum status Have you ever been in (or are you still in) local authority care? Do you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010? Are you, or have you been, a parent or registered carer? Submit