2. Learning to Teach - Mentoring and Tutoring Student Teachers


-      The need to balance student teacher support with appropriate levels of challenge and some commonly used approaches for supporting student teachers development.
-      Supporting beginner teachers can provide opportunities to share best practice, and to connect with the latest research and developments in both subject pedagogy and broader educational practice.
-      It provides an opportunity to engage in critically reflective dialogues about practice, with both the beginner teacher and others who support them.
-      For many, mentoring or tutoring is a valuable CPD opportunity as well as providing important evidence on a CV of involvement in the latest educational developments.

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