Initial Mentor Training

Aims

Explore the subject specialist mentoring process

Investigate the role of the subject specialist mentor

Consider issues involved in an initial subject specialist mentoring meeting

Initial Mentor Training

A minimum requirement for subject specialist mentors

Satisfactory completion recorded on the University of Huddersfield mentor database

Subject specialist mentors expected to undertake further professional development as part of their individual CPD and will be encouraged to complete mentor qualifications

Self evaluation - minimum subject specialist mentor profile

All trainees are required to identify an appropriate subject specialist mentor.

This mentor should meet the minimum subject specialist mentor profile

Self evaluation - desirable subject specialist mentor profile

Desirable subject specialist mentor profile will be used as a basis for the development of subject specialist mentors

Self evaluation against the desirable subject specialist mentor profile will determine opportunities for personal and professional development to feed into an action plan

Personal skills self evaluation

Assess your own potential as a subject specialist mentor by indicating on the continuum whether each item listed is a strength or an area identified for further development.

Feeds into action plan for personal and professional development.

Mentoring issues

Read the list of comments about mentoring and check each one true or false.

Mentor = “Experienced and trusted adviser” (OED)

Origin in Homer’s Odyssey?

When he was departing to fight in the Trojan Wars, Odysseus asked Mentor to look after his household and teach his son, Telemachus. Odysseus was away for 10 years, during which time Mentor fulfilled his promise of care.

Mentoring Means……

Jot down one word answers:

What is a subject specialist mentor?

What is subject specialist mentoring?

What are the benefits of mentoring:

For the subject specialist mentor?

For the trainee?

For the organisation?

Questions a subject specialist mentor might ask

What do I want from the subject specialist mentoring process?What can I bring to the subject specialist mentoring process?Whom do I know who would benefit from the process?What can I offer them?What am I looking for in return?

Initial Meeting

Clips

Points for discussion

Action plan

Based on the training today, you can now start to think about your action plan for further personal and professional development

Subject Specialist Mentor Handbook

Handy reference guide to ITE awards, the role of the subject specialist mentor etc

FAQs – both subject specialist mentor and trainee frequently asked questions