This practical, interactive programme will equip your experienced staff to be effective mentors to new or less experienced teachers. By undertaking this programme, they will be able to understand the differences between coaching and mentoring and learn, practise and apply essential mentoring skills and techniques within the school or institution.

They will also access tools, resources, tips, and frameworks to help develop mentoring practice. To strengthen confidence, the learners will gain a background understanding of the theory that underpins successful mentoring in the school.

• is principally authored by an acknowledged leader in talent development, as well as a highly regarded author and expert in coaching and mentoring
• contains a rich mix of content media including text and video which provide a highly interactive engagement experience
• contains real-life case studies and scenarios which translate concepts into everyday working situations
• contains skills-based activities and assessments which build mentoring practices
• leads to a recognised certification at level 6 (undergraduate level)

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This programme is suitable for these audiences:

• Those who would like to be an external mentor to people working in education
• Those who would like to be a mentor internally in their school including mentoring of trainee teachers
• Those who recognise the value of mentoring as an effective training, management and leadership style

The programme is suitable for working with individuals at all levels in their school or institution or as part of staff development programmes and for initial teacher training.

The flexibility of this programme means it can be delivered by a range of organisations including.

• further education colleges
• sixth form colleges
• universities
• schools or academy chains
• private training providers

This programme leads to a Level 6 qualification in Mentoring provided by a national regulated awarding organisation.

Duration of the programme

Each credit equals 10 hours of learning for the average participant, so this programme takes approximately 270 hours to complete.

Organisations that wish to offer this programme need to become EduGrowth Delivery Partners in the first instance. Click here to learn more about the process to become a delivery partner.

If you have any queries regarding the programme, module choices, approval process or related topics, please send your enquiry through our contact us page or give us a call on the number in the top right of this page.

• Principles and Practices of Mentoring

This module will build background understanding, offering insights into the features and benefits of coaching and mentoring, the differences between the two, and how they are managed and organised in the school.

• Personal Skills Development for Mentors

As the participant works through the module, they will practise and master the main skills needed to be an effective mentor. At the end, the participant will set plans for continuous professional development, as well as plans to keep their performance as mentor under review.

• Mentoring Education Professionals

The aim of this module is to develop mentoring practice specifically in the context of working with teachers, trainers or the development of other education professionals.