Mentoring Teachers in Post-Compulsory Education：A guide to effective practice

The post-compulsory sector is complex and multifaceted, with highly diverse and sometimes challenging learner groups and subject to change from almost unending shifts in educational policy. Effective mentoring has a crucial role in the initial training of new teachers in the post-compulsory sector offering them the guidance and practical support they need to respond to these challenges.

Now in its second edtion, Mentoring Teachers in Post Compulsory Education has been updated with current research and technological advances. Describing all of the expectations, responsibilities and rewards involved in mentoring, the book covers:



What to expect as a mentor and what your mentee expects of you


The skills, attributes and functions that make an effective mentor


Organising and conducting observations


Perspectives on professional learning


What to do when things go wrong.


Accessible, practical and supportive, this book will help make mentoring an easier, more enjoyable and rewarding experience for all new mentors in the post-compulsory sector.

Dr Bryan Cunningham is Senior Lecturer in Education, and Director of Quality Assurance, Faculty of Policy and Society at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Foreword by Lorna Unwin Introduction to the second edition page Chapter 1. Mentoring in context Chapter 2. The effective mentor’s skills, attributes and functions Chapter 3. Mentoring and models of professional learning Chapter 4. Observing classroom teaching Chapter 5. The challenges and rewards of mentoring Chapter 6. Problem – focused mentoring and working with other mentors Chapter 7. Case studies and critical incidents in mentoring Chapter 8. Mentors’ continuing professional development