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Developing as a Secondary School Mentor: A Case Study Approach (Teaching Handbooks)

Developing as a Secondary School Mentor: A Case Study Approach (Teaching Handbooks)

by Alan Child (Author), StephenMerrill (Author)

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    Hardcover 2005

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Synopsis

This case-study approach to mentoring tackles many of the common challenges faced by mentors in secondary schools, and provides trainee mentors and their tutors with the opportunity to experience mentoring challenges and problems in a safe learning environment. The book will help mentors learn more rapidly by identifying and practising key skills and techniques such as interpersonal skills, communication skills, problem solving, and decision-making under pressure.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 112
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Learning Matters
Published: 09 Jul 2005
ISBN 10: 1844450260
ISBN 13: 9781844450268

Media Reviews
Well-written...very different, believable - and irresistible - case studies, coupled with excellent training materials...Will certainly be used in my school (Kenny Frederick, TES)
Author Bio
Alan Child has worked in high schools for most of his professional life as a specialist teacher of English and for seventeen years as a senior manager. He has been involved in ITT for the past twelve years and for two years at St Martin's College, Lancaster where he tutored PGCE trainees as well as coordinating mentor training for a large partnership of 150 schools. Mr Child's other research interests are in the fields of counselling and behaviour management. He currently works as a Regional Director with the KS3 Strategy team. Stephen Merrill has held senior pastoral and curriculum positions in three secondary schools. He has been involved in school based ITT and the induction of NQTS over a number of years Having completed a year's sabbatical at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk he is now Assistant Headteacher at a large comprehensive in the NW of England.