Mentoring Music Teachers in the Secondary School

<p><i>Mentoring Music Teachers in the Secondary School</i> helps mentors of trainee and newly qualified music teachers in both developing their own mentoring skills and providing the essential guidance their beginning teachers need as they navigate the roller-coaster of the first years of teaching. Offering tried and tested strategies based on research and evidence, this book covers the knowledge, skills, understanding, and practical tools every mentor needs.</p><p>This book is a vital source of support and inspiration for mentors involved in developing the next generation of outstanding music education teachers. Key topics explained include:</p><ul><li>What is meant by mentoring</li><li>What a mentor does</li><li>Supporting specific aspects of beginning music teachers’ knowledge, skills and understanding</li><li>Moving beginning music teachers on in their professional practice</li></ul><p>Filled with key tools for the mentor’s individual development, this essential text offers an accessible guide to mentoring early career music education teachers with ready-to-use strategies that support and inspire both mentors and beginning teachers alike.</p>