Internships & Work-Study
Internship Mid-Point Review
An internship mid-point review is a conversation held about halfway through a placement, between the student and their school contact, to check how it is going while there is still time to adjust. It covers the missions, the relationship with the workplace tutor, what the student is learning and any difficulty. Here are the questions to ask, in the order that makes the student comfortable to be honest.
17 questions
When to use this template
- About halfway through the internship, so there is still time to change what is not working.
- When the student has reported a difficulty, such as unclear missions, little supervision or a tense relationship.
- For longer placements, as a regular checkpoint before the final review.
- When the workplace tutor has raised a concern and the school wants to hear the student's side.
Questions to ask
Overall feeling
- 01How is your internship going, overall?
- 02How would you describe your first weeks there?
- 03How do you feel when you arrive in the morning, and when you leave?
- 04What has surprised you most so far?
Missions and learning
- 05What have you worked on so far?
- 06Do the missions match what was planned in your internship agreement?
- 07What have you learned that you did not know before?
- 08Is there a skill you hoped to develop that you have not yet had a chance to practise?
Team and tutor
- 09How do you get on with your workplace tutor and with the team?
- 10Do you get enough guidance and feedback, and is it clear?
- 11Do you feel free to ask questions or say when you are stuck?
- 12Have you been given the same respect and trust as the rest of the team?
Difficulties and next weeks
- 13Is there anything that worries you or that you would like to change?
- 14How is your workload, including the hours and travel?
- 15What would you like to achieve in the remaining time?
- 16What do you need from us, from the school, in the coming weeks?
- 17What do you think the tutor would say about how you are doing?
Tips for a useful conversation
- Hold the conversation with the student alone first, so they can speak freely before the tutor is involved.
- Compare what the student does day to day with the missions in the internship agreement.
- Ask for concrete situations rather than general impressions, such as a task, a meeting or a piece of feedback.
- Treat every difficulty as something to adjust, with a clear action and a date, rather than a reason for blame.
- Know the school's rules on what happens when a placement goes badly, and tell the student where to turn for help.
Mistakes to avoid
- Holding the review too late for anything to change.
- Listening only to the tutor's view and not to the student's.
- Accepting “it's fine” without asking for examples.
- Leaving the review without any agreed action or follow-up date.
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