Short Course STAGE 2 MENTOR AND COACH TRAINING – INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT

HOW YOU'LL LEARN

We understand the business of the school environment and, for that reason, the programme is delivered using a blended approach, which includes face-to-face teaching and online learning using resources such as podcasts, webinars, articles, and discussion forums. These activities are overseen by a member of the academic team, who you will be able to connect with throughout the programme.

There are some 135 hours of independent study, which may observing your mentee, writing reports, having meetings and setting targets. As you need to be mentoring at the start of the programme, you will already be doing these tasks and you will need to provide evidence of these in the form of a portfolio. The programme is interactive and you will be expected to engage critically and reflectively with the learning.

This is a level 7 programme, which is equivalent to postgraduate level study. Assessment is by coursework and there is no exam.
The assignment focuses on an exploration of coaching and mentoring approaches as applied to an authentic context and you will draw on theoretical frameworks and background reading to support your ideas. You will also need to submit a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate that you have engaged in mentoring someone in your organisation. The portfolio can include a range of evidence such as observation reports, minutes of meetings, records of professional discussions and records of target-setting.
You will submit an assignment of 2500 words.

After successfully completing the coursework you will gain 15 credits,