In Reverse Mentoring, the mentor has more up to date knowledge in a particular area and the mentee has overall experience. On the other hand, reverse mentoring could also be the case where the mentee is older than the mentee by age. A good mentor in this model must be able to communicate their knowledge such that they are not misunderstood to being judgemental or being unduly critical of the work of others. In some cases, the mentee being more experienced or older may resent the fact that a less experienced person is telling them what to do. Then again, the mentee may see this as an opportunity to update their knowledge, (Forbes, 2012). A good example is my role as a student on placement in an Early Years setting, sharing my knowledge of
