ABSTRACT
This chapter provides trainee teachers to identify and find the essential policies and procedure documents that they will need when on placement, and avoid alienating their co-workers and mentor. It consists of a verbatim record of the tutorial between Alex, a young trainee teacher, and the university-based professional development tutor (PDT) interspersed with a series of reflections. This approach will help them to identify with Alex and realize that many of the problems they face are common amongst trainee teachers. The chapter proposes the extract from Alex's reflective journal, a space for their own notes/reflection, and a review of the tutorial meeting between Alex and Jane Gray. It also contains a summary of key learning points arising from Alex's tutorial with Jane Gray, a list of agreed action points, and a diagrammatical representation of key aspects of the learning and handouts provided by the PDT during the tutorial; advice on additional reading in the chapter.
