Rachel Lofthouse is Professor of Teacher Education in the Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University and Director of CollectivEd: The Hub for Mentoring and Coaching, a university Research and Practice Centre. Rachel has a specific research interest in professional learning, exploring how teachers learn and how they can be supported to put that learning into practice. Rachel is a practicing teaching educator, as well as a researcher. Her interest starts with student teachers, but extends to teachers and educators at all career stages and in all sectors. She can be followed on twitter at @DrRLofthouse.
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This webinar, aimed at Headteachers, NQT Co-ordinators and CPD leaders, will provide an introduction to the new DfE Early Career Framework and focus on the development of mentoring practices and cultures which will bring professional learning to life.

This webinar, aimed at Headteachers, NQT Co-ordinators and CPD leaders, will provide an introduction to the new DfE Early Career Framework and focus on the development of mentoring practices and cultures which will bring professional learning to life.
Welcoming, supporting and retaining early career teachers is critical to sustaining the profession, and their interactions through mentoring (formal and informal) with more experienced colleagues can make a huge difference to their confidence and impact in the classroom.
In this webinar, Rachel Lofthouse, Professor of Teacher Education in the Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University and Director of CollectivEd, will look at the role of mentoring in the early career framework and discuss how evidence can be turned into great practice.