Mentor Conference - February 2025
On Tuesday 6 February, Teaching School Hubs in the Eastern Region hosted an online conference for ITT mentors.
The theme of this year's conference was 'From Challenges to Growth: Promoting Wellbeing and Resilience in Mentoring Trainees'.
At this year's conference, we:
- Discussed the changing landscape of ITT and mentorship
- Addressed the challenges and barriers faced by trainees and mentors
- Explored practical approaches to support wellbeing and resilience
We were joined by keynote speaker Melanie Davies from Mind Solutions. Melanie delivered a focused workshop on the importance of sleep – highlighting the significant benefits of sleep, and the detriments which impact professional performance when sleep is not prioritised.
Conference resources
Other resources shared over the course of the session are available here:
- 2024 Gen Z and Millennial Survey
- Tomorrow’s Teachers - A Teach First Report on getting Gen Z into the classroom
Education Support:
- Education Support, supporting teachers and education staff
- 11-circle-of-control-influence-and-concern.pdf
- 2-psychological-safety-in-schools.pdf
- *15-creating-a-wheel-of-life.pdf
Mental Health First Aid: