PGCE Primary and Early Years
New Mentor Training
Kate Glavina and Katie Gane
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Today’s Session
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Welcome!
The Warwick Partnership
Getting to grips with documentation
Practicalities of being a mentor
The role of the mentor in your school
What have we missed?
Questions
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The Warwick Partnership
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Trainees
Mentors
Class teachers
Link Tutors
The Partnership Office
Course tutors
QA Manager
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University-based elements
• Professional Studies
• Core: English, maths, science
• Whole Curriculum studies (inc. ICT), cross-curricular
teaching
• Primary Languages programme
• Support for placements
• Developing awareness of trainees’ professional
development (including setting personal targets for
successful progression)
• 2 Masters level assignments (2x30 CATs)
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Subject/Phase Specialism
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New for 2012-13
Generalist Training + Specialism
Primary: English, Maths, MFL and Science
Early Years : EY
• Aim: to gain an understanding of how schools
design, organise and deliver a programme of high
quality teaching and learning in specialist areas
School-based element
• 120 days – range of placements
• 3 placements arranged by the University
Placement
Length
Phase
Early Years
PP1 (home) 1 week
Primary
FS, KS1, KS2 KS1, KS2, KS3
PP2
6 weeks Nursery
KS1 or KS2
PP3
7 weeks KS1
KS1 or KS2
PP4
9 weeks Reception
KS1 or KS2
• 2 year route also available (Primary)
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Payments to schools
Per trainee: PP2 - £370
PP3 - £370
PP3 – 2 year course (3 full days) - £400
PP4 - £530
• Formula for calculating payment for mid-placement
withdrawals (e.g. PP2 £60 per week or part week completed).
• Further details in the ‘Primary Partnership Commitments’
document in the offers pack
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Placement Preparation
• Class teacher briefings
• Preparation days
• Organisation of timetables
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Mentoring at Warwick
• Weekly mentor meeting – to discuss
observations, teaching file, meeting log
• Lesson observations – targets linked to the
Standards
• Placement guides
• Week by week guidance
• Checklists
• PPPR
• Profiles
• Warwick assessment descriptors
Practicalities
• Mentor file
• Placing trainees in school (good role model;
sufficient experience; keen to support...)
• Liaison between mentor and class teacher
• Joint observations: mentor and CT, mentor and LT
• Arranging for trainee to observe good practice
• School-based tasks
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Roles: the school Mentor
• Manages training in school
• Monitors the trainee’s individual targets during weekly
meetings
• Maintains direct contact with Link Tutor/SPO and
raises any concerns with them during placement as
soon as necessary
• Is responsible for final assessment of the trainee’s
progress
• Checks the trainee’s planning and assessment file
• Arranges weekly observation (as a minimum) with
written feedback. This may include observation by
the class teacher or co-ordinators.
• Arrange observation of teaching of phonics (if in
KS1/EY)
Roles: School Mentor- prep days
The school mentor will:
• Welcome the trainee to the school
• Introduce the trainee to key people
• Arrange for a tour of school and discuss resources
including ICT
• Offer the trainee a school prospectus and key
policies
• Discuss daily school “rules” e.g. photocopying,
staffroom etc.
• Discuss the trainee’s training plan and targets
• Arrange the first observation and/or first mentor
meeting
The Mentor will also:
• Organise observations throughout the school to meet
trainee’s needs/targets
• Liaise with class teacher and file feedback from other staff
in school, as evidence of performance
• Maintain a Mentor Training file and share this with the Link
Tutor
• Use Warwick descriptors formatively throughout placement
to promote trainee’s progress
• Conduct a joint observation with the Link Tutor and fill in the
interim profile with the link tutor
• If necessary, be prepared to mediate between trainee and
class teacher
Discussion
How do you see this role in
your school?
Challenges/issues
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What haven’t we covered?
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Mentor support – mentor portal
Weak trainees (refer to placement guide)
Other visits: Partnership Moderation Group (PMG)
External Examiners (PP4), Ofsted
Evaluations
Training
• Partnership Conference
• Class Teacher
• Getting involved
The Partnership Office: 024 765 22822/23198/23820
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Mentor Portal
http://go.warwick.ac.uk/spo
• Click Primary and Early Years from the menu
on the left, mentor portal. password WIE05
• Placement Guides
• Profiles
• Mentor Portal
• Trainee Tasks
Any questions?
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