National Mentoring Day

20/10/2026

One week today, it's National Mentoring Day

When one person gives an hour, it's a conversation. When a whole team does, it starts to change how people learn from each other.

So who are you bringing with you?

Tag one colleague below who you'd like to give an hour on 27 October. Then send them this post.

How to take part: https://nationalmentoringday.org/downloads/category/English-10-Ways-To-Take-Part

Free 10 Ways To Take Part downloads from National Mentoring Day - download, print and share them to celebrate mentoring and the people who make it happen.

19/10/2026

Eight days to go. Is your sign ready?

Show your network you're taking part:

1. Download your free National Mentoring Day selfie sign.
2. Print it out.
3. On 27 October, take a photo with the person you're mentoring.
4. Post it, tag National Mentoring Day and use .

Every photo shows someone else that mentoring is something they could do too.

Download your sign: https://nationalmentoringday.org/downloads/category/English-Selfie-Signs

Upload your photo to be featured: https://nationalmentoringday.org/selfies/

16/10/2026

How would you rate yourself as a mentor?

You show up. You give your time. You share your experience.
But do the people you mentor leave with what they need?

- Do you listen more than you talk?
- Do you ask before you advise?
- Does every conversation end with a clear next step?

The best mentors don't assume they're effective. They check.

Before 27 October, take our free, CPD-accredited Mentoring Health Check and see where you stand.

Take the Mentoring Health Check: https://nationalmentoringday.org/resources/mentoring-effectiveness-self-assessment

How many of the three did you answer yes to?

Find out how effective your mentoring is. Take the assessment to up-skill and ensure you are fulfilling your role as a mentor

15/10/2026

Running National Mentoring Day in your team doesn't need weeks of planning.

Whether you lead a team of five or five hundred, four steps will do it:

1. Block an hour on 27 October.
2. Pair people across teams or levels.
3. Share one question to start each conversation.
4. Ask everyone to record their hour afterwards, so they earn CPD credits and a certificate.

We've made over 150 free resources to help you, from posters and email signatures to thank you cards.

Is your team taking part? Tell us below.

Download your free resources: https://nationalmentoringday.org/downloads/

14/10/2026

Do you need to commit to months of mentoring? No.

Long-term mentoring is valuable. But one focused hour can help someone make a decision, see an option they had missed, or take a first step they've been putting off.

That's why One Person One Hour asks for exactly that: one hour, on one day, with one person.

On 27 October, start with one hour. You'll earn CPD credits and a certificate for the time you give.

What could you help someone with in an hour?

One Person One Hour: https://nationalmentoringday.org/about/one-person-one-hour

This is your opportunity to be part of the greatest celebration of mentoring - collectively showcasing its life-changing power. Join us on 27th October…

13/10/2026

Two weeks today it's National Mentoring Day

Mentoring can change the course of a person's life or career. Not through one dramatic moment, but because the right advice at the right time can shift a decision that would otherwise have gone a different way.

The impact is rarely visible at the time. It shows up years later, in the person someone became because one conversation nudged them in a new direction.

That's the ripple effect of one hour. It carries into teams, families and communities long after the conversation ends.

What decision did you make because someone took the time to guide you? Tell us in the comments.

How to take part: https://nationalmentoringday.org/downloads/category/English-10-Ways-To-Take-Part

12/10/2026

Have you planned your hour for 27 October?

Mentoring isn't about having all the answers. It's about asking the right questions.

Five to start your first conversation:

1. What are you working on right now?
2. Where are you stuck?
3. What have you already tried?
4. What would make the next month a good one?
5. What's one thing you could do this week?

Save this for the day. Which would you ask first?

How to take part: https://nationalmentoringday.org/downloads/category/English-10-Ways-To-Take-Part

Free 10 Ways To Take Part downloads from National Mentoring Day - download, print and share them to celebrate mentoring and the people who make it happen.

09/10/2026

You don't need a title to mentor.

You don't need to be senior, or an expert, or to have it all worked out. If you've learned something the hard way, you have something to pass on to the person a few steps behind you.

The graduate in their first job. The colleague stepping up to manage for the first time.

On 27 October, give one hour to one person and share what you know.

What's one thing you learned the hard way that you'd pass on?

How to take part: https://nationalmentoringday.org/downloads/category/English-10-Ways-To-Take-Part

Free 10 Ways To Take Part downloads from National Mentoring Day - download, print and share them to celebrate mentoring and the people who make it happen.

08/10/2026

Giving your hour on 27 October? This is all it takes.

Before

- Choose one person. A colleague, a graduate, someone returning to work.
- Agree a time, in person or online.

During

- Start with one question: what are you working on, and where are you stuck?
- Listen more than you talk.
- Share what you've learned, including what went wrong.

After

- Agree one next step together.
- Record your hour and claim your CPD credits and certificate.

Share your skills, wisdom and perspective. It could make all the difference in one conversation.

That's One Person One Hour. What question would you start with?

How to take part: https://nationalmentoringday.org/about/one-person-one-hour

07/10/2026

Would you have wanted you as a mentor?

Think back to when you were starting out. What did you need most: someone to listen, someone to open a door, or someone to tell you the truth?

Now be honest. Which of those do you give?

On 27 October, give one hour to someone starting out, and be the mentor you needed.

Listen, open a door, or tell the truth? Tell us below.