TEACHERs' STANDARDS

Mentoring and Coaching Student Teachers: Practical Guidance for Class Teachers

This professional development course is for experienced teachers ready to take on the essential role of a mentor. You'll gain the skills to effectively guide and coach student teachers, balancing this new role with your existing responsibilities. The course will teach you how to help student teachers with planning, teaching and reflecting on their practice, as well as how to provide constructive feedback. By the end, you'll be prepared to provide a supportive experience that sets a student teacher up for a successful career, while maintaining a high-quality learning environment for your pupils.
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Megan Wilson, Jess Hursit and Carly Watkins

2 hours

Online Course

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By completing this course, you will:

acquire specific strategies and skills for guiding and coaching student teachers, while successfully integrating this new role with existing professional duties;
understand the theoretical foundations of effective mentoring, including the application of concepts, such as the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and scaffolding, to inform their approach;
utilise existing expertise in classroom management, instructional strategies and assessment, to offer focused, relevant assistance to the student teacher;
learn methods to actively support student teachers in their development across key areas: lesson planning, teaching execution and critical reflection on their practice;
master the delivery of constructive, focused feedback and guide the student teacher in setting specific, measurable targets for continuous improvement.

Course Lessons

Written by: Megan Wilson

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Megan is a Content Writer and Editor on the CPD team at Twinkl. She is an experienced former classroom teacher and subject leader. She holds a First Class Honours Undergraduate Degree in Primary Education (5-11) with QTS and a National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML). During her time as a classroom teacher, Megan led the development of multiple curriculum areas, serving as subject lead for computing, online safety, maths and science. 

Presented by: Jess Hursit

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Jess Hursit is an experienced teacher with a strong background in maths education. As a former maths lead, she worked closely with Maths Hubs and supported the development of her school’s maths curriculum. Jess has worked in a leading training school, where her teaching was regularly observed by visiting educators, and she served as a mentor to trainee teachers and early career teachers.

In collaboration with: Carly Watkins

Carly is the Quality of Education Lead at Twinkl PD, overseeing the development of Teachers' Standards courses. She is an experienced primary school teacher and senior leader with a MA in Education Practice and NPQ in Leading Teacher Development. Carly also facilitates the ECF, delivering training for current mentors and ECTs; she is passionate about accessible and actionable professional development for all educators at all levels.