Mentoring Teachers in the Primary School

Kristy Howells is a Reader in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at Canterbury Christ Church University.

This practical guide helps mentors of trainee and newly qualified primary school teachers in both developing their own mentoring skills and providing the essential guidance their beginning teachers need as they navigate the roller-coaster of the first years in the classroom.

Introduction: Mentoring Trainee and Newly Qualified Primary School Teachers SECTION 1 THE ROLE OF THE MENTOR 1. Models of mentoring 2. Becoming a Mentor 3. Successful mentoring in action 4. Managing your role as a mentor SECTION 2 MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS 5. The importance of working with beginning teachers 6. Working with a beginning teacher to negotiate the setting 7. Developing a relationship with mentees 8. Learning conversations 9. Making accurate assessments 10. Supporting the wellbeing and additional needs of your mentees 11. Supporting Resilience in Practice: Mentoring to enable others to 'thrive' in teaching SECTION 3 MENTORING IN SPECIALIST AREAS 12. Mentoring for Art and Design 13. Mentoring for Mathematics 14. Mentoring for Physical Education 15. Mentoring for Reading 16. Mentoring for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) SECTION 4 MENTOR DEVELOPMENT 17. The Role of Research in Mentoring 18. Developing a community of mentoring and coaching in a school 19. The secrets of partnership working for mentors