Next Steps for the STARME Mentoring Programme by Scott Anderson

Hello! After a busy first year of the STARME mentoring programme, we felt now was
a good time to pause, take stock and reflect on some of the successes and
improvements we can make to the programme going forward.

For those who don’t know, the programme aims to pair early career teachers, and
non-subject specialists with responsibility for RME/RERC, with more experienced
colleagues. We know from experience how beneficial the support and guidance of a
more experienced subject-specialist can be.

Last year, the programme paired over ten mentors and mentees. These were mostly
pairings of NQTs with more experienced subject specialists. Some of us met for
lunch to discuss the programme and here are the results:

We are now expanding the programme to offer support and advice to non-subject
specialists who may be asked to deliver RME/RERC and also primary teachers who
might be looking for subject expertise as they develop their curriculum.
Based on feedback from last year’s participants, some of the improvements we are
looking to make to the programme this year include an introductory Teams meeting
to foster a greater sense of community and an optional calendar and agenda for
mentor/mentee meetings. One of our participants last year gave us a glowing
reference when we asked for suggestions for improvement and we can’t think of a
better way to sign off from these blog posts.

To find out more and how to sign up click here