Professional learning and development approaches and activities for teacher mentors: ideas from the literature

Teacher mentors working with student-teachers or early career teachers play a vital role in the preparation of new teachers, and their professional learning and development (PLD) is of increasing interest to policy makers, schools, and providers of initial teacher education. This article provides ideas for those with responsibility for developing programmes of mentor PLD. Drawing on international research literature, it presents and discusses a range of approaches and activities that enable teachers to learn and develop as mentors.