1st Edition

Induction and Mentoring of Newly Qualified Teachers A New Deal for Teachers

By Kevan Bleach Copyright 1999
    146 Pages
    by David Fulton Publishers

    148 Pages
    by David Fulton Publishers

    First Published in 1999. Every school employing newly qualified teachers (NQTs) from 1999 onwards is required to provide them with structured support and training. This book offers comprehensive guidance to classroom teachers, heads of department and senior managers on effective induction and mentoring. Much of its content will also relate to the mentoring of student teachers on school experience. Organised into three key parts, the book examines the tools and responsibilities of induction and mentoring, the development of good mentoring relationships and the management of support and training. Based on good practice developed in schools and training courses, it will serve the practical and immediate needs of mentors and induction managers, while also helping them to reflect on the wider, underlying issues involved in getting teaching careers off to a good start. Appropriate reference is made to the Teaching and Induction Standards, Career Entry Profiles and the DFEE's new arrangements for induction.

    Part I The Roles and Responsibilities of Induction and Mentoring; Chapter 1 The development of new teacher induction and mentoring; Chapter 2 Models of mentoring; Chapter 3 Teaching competences and teaching standards; Chapter 4 Career Entry Profiles; Chapter 5 From novice teacher to reflective practitioner; Part II Developing Relationships in Induction and Mentoring; Chapter 6 The qualities of effective mentoring; Chapter 7 Communication skills; Chapter 8 Lesson observations; Chapter 9 Reviewing and target-setting; Chapter 10 Critical self-reflection – meanings and intentions; Chapter 11 The value of reflective practice for NQTs; Part III The Management of Induction and Mentoring; Chapter 12 The school as a learning community; Chapter 13 The role of the induction manager/senior mentor; Chapter 14 Selecting and training mentors; Chapter 15 Policies and programmes; Chapter 16 Assessment, resources and quality assurance;

    Biography

    Kevan Bleach is a Senior Teacher at Sneyd Community School, Walsall and Visiting Lecturer at Wolverhampton University School of Education.