Mentoring Teachers in the Primary School : A Practical Guide (Paperback)

Introduction: Mentoring Trainee and Newly Qualified Primary School Teachers SECTION 1 THE ROLE OF THE MENTOR 1 Models of mentoring Gill Golder, Alison Keyworth and Clare Shaw Definitions of mentoring; The context in which you are working, which underpins your mentoring practice; Effective mentoring models 2 Becoming a Mentor Karen Vincent Why mentor; Qualities of a good mentor; Beginning teachers’ experiences; The multi-dimensional mentoring role; Benefits of mentoring others; Tensions in mentoring; Developing your mentoring skills 3 Successful mentoring in action Victoria Blake The mentor; Trust; Establishing shared values; Expectations; Challenging relationships 4 Managing your role as a mentor Julia Lawrence Your role as a mentor; Mentoring as relationship; Questioning current approaches to mentor SECTION 2 MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS 5 The importance of working with beginning teachers Sandra Eady Why mentor beginning teachers?; Beginning teachers’ perspectives; Ethics; Mentor obligations; Roles and responsibilities; Models of mentoring; Mentoring conversations 6 Working with a beginning teacher to negotiate the setting Victoria Blake School culture; Additional roles of the mentor; Negotiating workload and prioritising; Building your reputation 7 Developing a relationship with mentees Gill Rowland and Penny Webb Effective mentoring; Times of transition; Collaboration; Deconstructing practice; Being reflective; Belonging 8 Learning conversations Sarah St. John Mentoring and coaching; Being reflective; Beginning teachers’ experiences; Learning conversations 9 Making accurate assessments Lorele Mackie Summative assessment; Formative assessment; Constructive dialogue; Self-evaluation; Quality questioning 10 Supporting the wellbeing and additional needs of your mentees. Wendy Cobb, Bea Stevenson, Lindsay Joyce and Cornelia Lucey Defining wellbeing; Individual and organisational wellbeing; Your own wellbeing; Socratic questioning; 11 Supporting Resilience in Practice: Mentoring to enable others to ‘thrive’ in teaching. d’Reen Struthers What is resilience; Why do we need resilience; Process of being resilient; Reflective practice for strengthening personal control; Engaging with reflective writing; The language of critical reflection; Bridging reflection and resilience SECTION 3 MENTORING IN SPECIALIST AREAS 12 Mentoring for Art and Design Claire March Essential elements of good practice; What do beginning teachers need? Assessment; Safe and engaging learning environment 13 Mentoring for Mathematics Hazel King, Gina Donaldson and Sonia Tomlinson Good teaching and learning; Issues with mentoring and mathematics; Supporting development; Mathematics specific feedback 14 Mentoring for Physical Education Kristy Howells Essential elements of good practice; What do beginning teachers need? Effective teaching; Mentoring support. 　 15 Mentoring for Reading Rachael Stone Defining reading; Good teaching and learning; Supporting a beginning teacher; Developing your mentee’s understanding 16 Mentoring for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Hellen Ward What is STEM? Why STEM? The leaking pipeline; Curriculum emphasis; The where of STEM; Professional institutions SECTION 4 MENTOR DEVELOPMENT 17 The Role of Research in Mentoring Sandra Eady Why mentors should engage with research; Using research to inform the mentor and mentee relationship; Frameworks for mentoring; Promoting learning conversations; Engaging with research 　 18 Developing a community of mentoring and coaching in a school. Rebecca Heaton The role of the lead mentor; The importance of the lead mentor; Monitoring the quality of mentoring; Creating a successful community of mentoring and coaching; Coaching and mentoring 19 The secrets of partnership working for mentors Penny Webb, Hazel King and Sarah Goodwin What is partnership? Philosophical approaches to successful partnership; The secrets of successful partnership