ABSTRACT

Mentoring Teachers in the Primary School helps mentors of trainee and newly qualified primary school teachers to both develop their own mentoring skills and provide the essential guidance their beginning teachers need as they navigate the roller-coaster of the first years in the classroom. Offering tried and tested strategies based on the best research, it covers the knowledge, skills and understanding every mentor needs.

Together with tools for self-evaluation, this book is a vital source of support and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of outstanding teachers. Key topics for primary mentors include:

  • the role of the mentor,

  • mentoring relationships,

  • mentoring in specialist areas,

  • mentoring development.

Filled with guidance to support mentors’ own development, as well as the development of beginning primary teachers, Mentoring Teachers in the Primary School is a vital guide for mentors of primary school teachers, both trainee and newly qualified, with ready-to-use strategies that support and inspire mentors.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part Section 1|46 pages

The role of the mentor

chapter 1|11 pages

Models of mentoring

chapter 2|12 pages

Becoming a mentor

chapter 3|13 pages

Successful mentoring in action

chapter 4|8 pages

Managing your role as a mentor

part Section 3|65 pages

Mentoring in specialist areas

part Section 4|36 pages

Mentor development