228 pages
228mm x 145mm
ISBN-10: 1 85856 331 3
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 331 2
June 2005

The case studies in this book show that learning mentors are indispensable to supporting school improvement. Thirty five studies of best practice illustrate the day to day experience of learning mentors and how they improve children's learning, participation, personal development and well-being. They are contextualised within theories of child development, learning and notions of educational equality and take account of school management and multi-agency working.

The book provides detailed practical guidance for learning mentors, strand co-ordinators and school managers on how to

manage and promote learning mentor provision
identify pupils who will most benefit from learning mentoring
direct mentoring towards supporting improvements in attainment, attendance and behaviour in the context of inclusion and multi-agency working
monitor and evaluate learning mentor provision
integrate learning mentor provision within broader policies and strategies so it is closely aligned with school improvement.

This is the first book on learning mentors to present case studies and offer such detailed guidance for good practice, and will be indispensable in both primary and secondary schools.

Leora Cruddas works for EduAction in the London borough of Waltham Forest and is co-author, with Lynda Haddock, of the acclaimed Girls' Voices: supporting girls' learning and emotional development.

'...will be indispensable in both primary and secondary schools.' - Educational Book Review