Anglia Ruskin University

Effective mentoring and coaching is an essential ingredient within any learning organisation committed to the nurturing of skills, knowledge and understandings of its community. The roles of mentor and coach are powerful vehicles of professional learning both for mentor and mentee, coach and learner, providing opportunities for those working in educational contexts to acquire, broaden and deepen the range of skills, knowledge and understanding necessary for proficient professional performance.

There is growing recognition of the importance of professionals supporting the learning of colleagues in a reciprocal manner, assuming at times, the role of mentor or coach, and at others, that of mentee and/or learner.

The course is available as a 30 credit MA Education module or as a non award bearing course.

This module is designed to develop appropriate knowledge, attitudes and skills for teachers and other educational professionals undertaking a mentoring and/or coaching role within a range of educational organisations.

It explores principles and core concepts of mentoring and coaching as well as associated key skills. It examines the differences between mentoring and coaching, the distinctive characteristics of each concept as well as the complementary and unique roles of each within a range of education and training contexts.

This module will take a practitioner-based approach that incorporates peer group and tutor-facilitated discussions and observations, role play, case studies and group-led presentations.

Masters course dates:

Saturday 2 Feb 2013, 10-4
Thursday 14 Feb 2013, 4.30-7
Monday 25 Feb 2013, 4.30-7
Saturday 10 March 2013,10-4
Thursday 21 March 2013, 4.30-7
Wednesday 17 April 2013, 4.30-7
Monday 29 April 2013, 4.30-7
Saturday 10 May 2013, 10-12.30

Dates for school or setting based delivery are available by negotiation

Catherine Lee
Course Group Leader
Continuing Professional Development in Education
Department of Education
Faculty of Heath, Social Care & Education
Anglia Ruskin University
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
CM1 1SQ

Tel: 0845 196 3540
Email: catherine.lee@anglia.ac.uk