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  • Mentoring, observation and interviews are three important strategies in developing student teachers. This unit, which gives a flavour of the Open University's flexible PGCE course, introduces student–teacher centred strategies both inside and outside of the classroom involving mentors, pupils, tutors and others to develop student teachers' professional skills and understanding.
  • This course requires an enrolment key

    handshake logoThis is an on-line mentor development course based around 6 hours of classroom based learning, with on-line study between lessons. The course is aimed at mentors supporting trainee teachers working in the lifelong learning sector, and is linked to the Lifelong Learning UK 2007 Professional Standards.

    Further details can be obtained from Robin Trangmar.

  • This is a collection of links to data, to research and other general educational resources. In particular there is all the theory you need!
  • Information affecting the role of the tutor in Post-compulsory Education and Training will be posted here as resources. Topics include Strategy documents,14-19 year olds, FENTO standards ... etc!