Mentor Recognition

Mentor Recognition Framework

Purposes: The attached pack is intended for teacher mentors in the East Midlands, working with ITT trainees, to put into their CPD portfolios. It can be used to structure and guide their professional development as mentors. The sheets with tabbed names on them can be inserted into transparent punched folders to act as dividers in the portfolio.

Further copies can be photocopied for distribution to all ITT mentors, and an electronic master copy has been sent to all ITT providers in the East Midlands Region for that purpose. ITT providers have also been asked to put that on their websites, too, for mentors to access it easily.

These materials were developed by the SBT Recognition Project, supported by all the ITT Providers in the Region, and funded by the TDA, 2004/5.

The Introduction gives a full overview of how mentors may use the pack.

Mentoring has been separated into 5 levels:

Pre-mentor: to prepare those expressing interest in becoming a mentor;

Supervised Mentor: for new [or returning] mentors;

Designated Mentors: giving guidance to recognised mentors wishing to develop their experience/skills;

Co-ordinator Mentor: for those who manage a team of mentors;

Accredited Mentor: giving guidance to mentors at any of the above levels, who wish to gain academic recognition.

 

Mentor Recognition TLA Pilot Framework

Over the year 2005/6 the Region is piloting a Recognition Framework which is being developed by the General Teaching Council [GTC] as part of their Teacher Learning Academy [TLA] to operate not just for mentors of Initial Teacher Training [ITT] students, but for all professional mentoring and coaching activities, to commence nationally in September, 2006.

The regional pilot is exploring how well the regional Recognition Framework can operate in tandem with the TLA Framework. The TLA Framework is divided into Stages and, to support teachers mentoring ITT students the Regional Framework has been redesigned to align with it.

For each of the Regional mentoring levels, where appropriate, the criteria are shown for the first three of the TLA Stages. So, to use them simply click below upon your mentoring level, then identify at which Stage you would like to gain Recognition, and work towards the criteria given in that section of the attached pages.

Many of the Universities and Colleges in the region are currently in the process of amending their validated modules to align them with the TLA Stages. That will enable teachers to gain TLA Recognition and Master’s level qualifications at the same time. The current positions of this are summarised below.

More detailed information, including contact details, can be obtained by clicking here

Contents:

Introduction and structure

Pre-mentor: It is possible to work to Stage 1 of the TLA Framework in the process of exploring becoming a mentor.

Supervised Mentor: - a new, or returning, mentor.

Designated Mentor: - an accepted, trained, mentor.

Co-ordinator Mentor: - a leader of mentors.