Mentoring and Leadership in Schools (International) Mary Immaculate College

Overview

These leaders will have already proven themselves to be committed to the considered and effective management of an educational setting. This programme aims to enhance school leaders’ ability to mentor newly-qualified teachers who will shadow them in their schools.

Key Facts

The Mentoring and Leadership in Schools (International) program from Mary Immaculate College  is designed for school coordinators and principals who want to further develop themselves and their professional practice, while also developing as professional colleagues within their own settings. 

The programme will be of interest to participants who have taught, managed or supervised for some time, who may wish to develop their skills as school-based mentors for supporting teacher induction in English Language Teaching and/or the professional learning of colleagues in this field more generally. It is intended for existing teachers who wish to develop their skills as mentors through:

• Enquiry, reflection and experimentation with their own practices
• Studying ways of supporting other teachers’ professional learning, through effective coaching and feedback strategies, grounded in adult learning theory
• Asking questions and recognising and valuing previous experience
• Role play and development of the mentoring conversation
• A team approach involving regular and varied discourse in class