About the Book
Forewords by Professor Rachel Lofthouse and Reuben Moore.
With low early career teacher retention rates and the introduction of the Department for Education's new Early Career Framework, the role of mentor has never been so important in helping to keep teachers secure and happy in the classroom.
Haili Hughes, a former senior leader with years of school mentoring experience, was involved in the consultation phase of the framework's design - and in this book she imparts her wisdom on the subject in an accessible way.
Haili offers busy teachers a practical interpretation of how to work with the Early Career Framework, sharing practical guidance to help them in the vital role of supporting new teachers. She also shares insights from recent trainee teachers, as well as more established voices in education, to provide tried-and-tested transferable tips that can be used straight away.
About the Author :
Haili Hughes is an experienced teacher and mentor who is passionate about keeping excellent teachers in the classroom, where they make the most impact on young people. She is determined to improve teacher retention rates through the support of high-quality mentors.
Review :
Mentoring in Schools is the book that so many schools and mentors have been crying out for: a comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to mentoring which should serve to both enhance the effectiveness and raise the profile of mentors in our schools, while simultaneously providing a rich and beautifully curated collation of research and resources to support them in their role. Haili's detailed analysis of best practice alongside existing published research is combined to form an easy-to-navigate, deftly articulated and essential guide to the role of mentor. A long overdue handbook for those carrying out this vital work in supporting our early career colleagues.
Emma Turner, Research and CPD Lead, Discovery Schools Trust, and founder of #NewEd
Mentoring in Schools providesaa succinctaexploration of what is required to be a successful mentor in a school. Haili guides readers through the Teachers' Standards, offering the prospective or established mentor a wealth of strategies and interventions with which to support their mentee. Utilising her own original collection of relevant case studies, as well as her own extensive experience, Haili offers excellent advice and guidance to anyone charged with mentoring the next generation of teachers. Above all, Haili is an excellent writer and her passion for the profession clearly translates into the pages of this book. I highly recommend this book to anyone embarking on that special journey of supporting a teacher colleague.
Tom Rogers, history teacher, blogger, and director of TeachMeetIcons and Edudate
Drawing upon her vast experience, Haili Hughes has produced an insightful, challenging and thought-provoking book which provides a range of supportive ideas within proven systems and structures to promote mentoring of colleagues. It is primarily aimed at developing the mentoring of new entrants to teaching to support the development of their skills and confidence; however, I can envisage a need to extend the support to other, more experienced colleagues too. The emphasis throughout Mentoring in Schools is on promoting a framework within which new entrants experience opportunities linked to clear systems of support and guidance. The structure of the book is excellent in discussing strategies to promote subject and curriculum awareness and knowledge. The sections to promote skills of mentors in assisting with planning, tracking, modelling, worked examples, scaffolding and dialogic teaching linked to CPD are extremely beneficial. Linked to this are additional strategies to ensure assessment is effective, promoting the technique of verbal feedback during the lesson, traffic lights, colour highlighting, etc. The book is also packed with really positive and practical ideas for mentors to raise the impact of their work a for example, the aI have, I am, I can' model for developing resilience. I highly recommend this book for all school- and college-based mentors and subject leaders to ensure that teachers will receive the support, guidance and tips to ensure they are confident, happy and can build, or re-engage with, successful careers.
John Morris, Director, JTM Educational Consultant
Haili's book provides mentors with a handy step-by-step guide through the Early Career Framework, enabling them to provide support and instruction to their mentees. It provides a wealth of research, explanation, examples, practical advice and activities to underpin some of the most effective approaches in ensuring high expectations for all and improving teaching. Mentoring in Schools will prove invaluable to all mentors, whether they are experienced in or new to the role, providing a clear guide to those working with early career teachers and indeed anyone who could benefit from some mentoring regardless of stage. It is certainly a book I would recommend to all who want to reflect on their practice as a mentor.
Zoe Enser, Lead English Adviser, The Education People, and author and blogger
InaMentoring in Schools, Haili Hughes exemplifies the ways in which effective mentoring can ensure that new and trainee teachers have an exciting and empowering start to their teaching roles, providing them with the tools to sustain a fulfilling career in education.aDrawing on her experience in academia, Hughes combines the voices of new teachers through qualitative interviews, with a systematic approach to the new Early Career Framework, illustrating what effective mentoring looks like on both a cultural and practical level. Packed with precise and clearly explained pedagogical theory, this book is a great text for managing mentors, ITT providers and teaching and learning leads to get their teeth into when considering the efficacy of both their beginner teacher provision and their in-house mentor training.aTo argue the tantamount importance of the mentoring role, and for anyone keen to take this role seriously, aMentoring in Schoolsais a vital companion to refer back to again and again.
Emma Sheppard, founder of The MTPT Project
Like all greatabooks, Mentoring in Schools will have impact beyond the intended audience. It is an excellent text not just for mentors but as a useful aide-memoireaforaour own knowledge, understanding and practice of the principles behind the Early Career Framework.aIts compelling blend of research, excellentasummaries and insights from focus groups will make this a standard text across the sector.
Mary Myatt, author ofaBack on Track and curator ofaThe Soak
Mentoring matters, and we need to get it right. The guidance in this well-researched and thoroughly informative book will undoubtedly help, as Haili Hughes guides us as to how effective mentoring from expert colleagues can provide our new and novice teachers with the platform to thrive, succeed and grow.
Chris Moyse, Head of Staff Development, Bridgwater and Taunton College Trust
This is a superb resource for mentors at a time when the role has finally been given the recognition it deserves and is therefore more important than ever. Haili combines a deeply reflective, evidence based approach with a fantastically practical and well-organised format. This makes Mentoring in Schools a book that lends itself both to a long, thought-provoking read and to the possibility of being dipped into at point of need.
Professor Samantha Twiselton, OBE, Senior Academic and Chair of the DfE Advisory Group for the ITT Core Content Framework
