{"id":600,"date":"2025-09-10T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/ioe-mentoring\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2025-10-12T16:56:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:56:59","slug":"pgta-mentor-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/ioe-mentoring\/sample-page\/pgta-mentor-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"PGTA Mentor Training Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To access your school documentation for the PGTA, please click on the following link: School Documentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This page outlines the mentor curriculum for employing school mentors for the Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship Programme (PGTA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Mentor Training Curriculum has been designed to ensure that, \u2018all mentors receive sufficient training to ensure they can effectively support a trainee teacher to obtain the knowledge and skills they need to successfully complete their ITT school placement,\u2019 (DfE, 2024). At the same time, it has also been designed with mentor workload in mind and thus it takes prior mentor training into account so that all training is purposeful and is a manageable commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As per the DfE 2025 guidance, new mentors are able to claim for up to 16 hours of training and those who mentored during 2024-2025, up to 6 hours of refresher training. Please do ensure you complete any forms alongside each module to confirm completion; this will aid us in checking the hours for you to claim at the end of the year from the DfE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all videos – please scroll to the bottom of the page. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training modules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Core content for all<\/u> who mentor this academic year, including certified mentors<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Item<\/strong><\/td>How?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Curriculum and Programme Familiarisation<\/strong>  <\/td>Pre-recorded ScreencastOptional online drop-in Q&A: Thursday 9th<\/sup> October 2025   4-5pm

Microsoft Teams<\/strong>
Join the meeting now<\/strong><\/a>
Meeting ID: 370 954 781 078 1 Passcode: xj7HY9Z7  <\/td><\/tr>
Tutor Visit during placement (Interim Review and Progress Review)<\/strong>  <\/td>Agree date with tutor during review windows \u2013 online and face to face  <\/td><\/tr>
Engagement with mentor bulletins \/ documentation<\/strong>  <\/td>Emailed out regularly  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Mentor training core curriculum*<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Item<\/strong><\/td>How?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1. Implementing the ITE Curriculum \u2013 Target setting and observing<\/strong><\/td>Pre-recorded video

Completion form:https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/uJF2xq73vU<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2. Mentor knowledge and skills \u2013 Observation feedback and constructive conversations<\/strong><\/td>Pre-recorded video

Completion form: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/q7CH3JWdiW<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
3. Mentor knowledge and skills: Stretching your Apprentice<\/strong><\/td>Pre-recorded video

Completion form: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/TcwzP9ucVM<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

* Please note, certificated mentors are those who gained our new certification in 2024-25 or who held Level 3 certification under our old scheme. Alternatively, if you have completed training as an ECT mentor, or gained an NPQLTD or completed mentor training in 2024-25 with another ITE provider, then you are certificated via that route.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional optional content<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optional content<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Item<\/strong><\/td>How?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1. Mentor knowledge and skills \u2013 Developing a professional identity<\/strong><\/td>Pre-recorded video

Completion form: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/G5HkwvvSna<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2. Understanding trainee knowledge and development \u2013 Being a mentor in your school<\/strong><\/td>Document to support meeting (see below)

Completion form: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/WFnfcLn3fD<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
3. Mentor knowledge and skills: The impact cycle<\/strong><\/td>Pre-recorded video

Completion form: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/hDR4YYvVux<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Content for those wishing to gain mentor certification<\/strong><\/strong> Please complete all modules in the \u2018Content for new and non-certified mentors\u2019 and \u2018Optional content for new mentors\u2019 tables above in addition to the modules below<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Item<\/strong><\/td>How?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Mentor audit and reflection<\/strong><\/td>Self-study

Completion form: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/rLnuuhVRJZ<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Mentor reflection<\/strong> Completion of 500-word online reflection<\/td>Self-study

Completion form: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/AU7LYjGPsN<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Core Curriculum:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Implementing the ITE Curriculum \u2013 Target setting and observing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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