Are you a Student Ambassador from a Black heritage? Are you keen to work with secondary school students and help make a difference?

This programme involves working alongside students of Black Heritage from a variety of local partner schools. The aim of the programme is to mentor and guide students to make informed decisions about what their next steps into further education may look like.

Programme Overview:

You will be mentoring students through five structure touchpoints during the academic year (October 2025-June 2026). This includes: 

• Introduction Sessions (Getting to know you)
• Introduction to Further Education
• College Visits
• Two BMW visits

Role Overview:

As a Student Ambassador, your role will include:

• Providing information, advice and guidance to students.
• Acting as a positive role model for secondary school students
• Supporting and co-delivering interactive workshops in schools

Training & Support 

Ambassadors will receive full training and access to personal development opportunities as part of the Surrey Future Leaders programme. Training will commence in September 2025 with delivery starting in October 2025.

**Please note that we are looking for student ambassadors that are of Black Heritage. This is a crucial element of the role as we are looking to offer students role models that represent them**

Interested? 

For more information or to express your interest, please contact Nathan at n.simpson@surrey.ac.uk

The Student Equality Network

The Student Equality Network are proud to share this opportunity on behalf of the programme, and to work with the University and HEON to develop our student community. If you are interested in finding out more about the Network, please visit our webpage or follow us on Instagram @surreyequalitynetwork.