Mentor

How it is used

Trainees and new teachers are assigned a mentor and have regular meetings with them. Mentor is also a verb ('She mentors two new teachers'), and the person being mentored is the mentee. Mentoring is a key part of teaching practice and induction.

Example sentences

1. My mentor observed one lesson a week and we talked about it the next morning.

2. Each trainee is paired with a mentor from the same subject department.

Common collocations

• assign a mentor
• mentor meeting
• school-based mentor
• mentoring program
• mentee

Related terms

• teaching practiceThe period of a teacher-training program when student teachers teach real classes in a school under the guidance of experienced teachers.
• inductionA program of support, training and assessment for teachers in their first year or years of teaching, or for any staff member who is new to a school.
• lesson observationA visit in which a colleague, mentor or school leader watches a lesson in order to give feedback, support development or evaluate teaching.
• pre-service teacherA student who is training to become a teacher and has not yet started working as a qualified teacher.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• mentor · Management & Leadership
• mentor · Entrepreneurship & Startups
• mentor · Job Interviews & Careers

More terms: Teacher Training and Development

• professional development
• subject teacher
• reflective practice