Supporting a Struggling StudentProbationer Mentoring skills workshop 4

Supporting a Struggling Student/Probationer Mentoring skills workshop 4 Dr Lorele Mackie – University of Stirling Julie Russell – Bridge of Allan Primary School 1

Mentoring Skills Workshops Welcome! What Should Mentors Look for in an Observed Lesson? 3. 9. 19 Providing Quality Feedback 1. 10. 19 Supporting a Struggling Student/Probationer 9. 10. 19 Preventing and Managing Difficult Conversations 7. 11. 19 Creating a Bespoke Action Plan 5. 12. 19 2

Supporting a Struggling Student/Probationer Overview • What do you hope to get from this evening? • GTCS Professional Standards • Staying on the rails • What if it all goes wrong? • Plenary 3

Who’s Who! • Introductions - small groups. • Share who you are, where you are from and your experience as a mentor. 4

Supporting a Struggling Student/Probationer • In small groups, share your experiences of supporting students or new teachers where there has been some cause for concern. • What did you do? 5

Supporting a Struggling Student/Probationer • Professional Standards • Expectations 6

GTCS Professional Standards 7

GTCS Professional Standards Weather! Brainstorm: • Strengths? • Areas for Development? • Now link to the GTCS SPR/SFR Standards 8

Expectations In small groups: • Consider the similarities and differences in expectation of: – a student – a probationer – a teacher of 5 years experience. • Prepare one example to share (you may wish to situate this within a specific GTCS element). 9

An Example from ITE… Professional SE 1 SE 2 SE 3 (full SPR Skills and element) Abilities 3. 1. 3 Beginning to Makes use of Demonstrates Employ a develop different selection and use range of awareness of strategies for of creative and teaching different teaching learning and imaginative strategies and strategies. teaching, which strategies for resources to Makes use of may include learning and meet the needs and different digital teaching, including abilities of strategies for technologies and digital technologies learners learning and outdoor learning, and outdoor teaching with some mentor learning mentor support. opportunities, with some mentor support. 10

Supporting a Struggling Student/Probationer • • • Grounded in the Professional Standards Clear and precise communication Honesty Consistency Agreed action plans Use SMART (or similar) Seek guidance and support Regular review Progress 11

Supporting a Struggling Student/Probationer In small groups: • Use the template provided to set out how you would approach providing support for a student or teacher who is struggling. The sections are derived from the relevant professional Standards. • You should consider: – What approach would you take? – What might the challenges be? 12

Supporting a Struggling Student/Probationer What if it continues to go wrong? 13

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