... this impacts their role within the context of secondary PE initial teacher training (ITT). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were used to generate data from 17 secondary PE mentors within the same university ITT partnership in the north-west of England. Questions focused on the mentors...

...Lisa Murtagh; Louisa Dawes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore school-based mentors' perceptions of the non-statutory National Standards for school-based initial teacher training (ITT) mentors in England. Design/methodology/approach Taking the form of a qualitative survey...

...Lee Jerome; Victoria Brook Purpose In 2016, the National Standards for School-based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Mentors were published in England. The purpose of this paper is to critique these standards through a comparison of how others have framed and defined the role of the mentor, drawing...

... justice Mentor Further education Initial teacher education Initial teacher training Lifelong learning sector Widening participation We suggest that the social justice practice of trainee teachers is an important focus for mentoring. Social justice has a plethora of interpretations which can...