Getting The Most From the Mentor-Student Relationship

Emma and Tom are joined this week by guest contributor Sally Bethell, Senior Lecturer in PGCE PE at Cardiff Met.

Sally's research specialism is the relationships between student teachers and their mentors on placement, so she has plenty of good advice for student teachers about how to make the best impression, as well as tips for school mentors about how to ensure the student/mentor relationship is a productive and happy one.

One of Sally's many claims to fame is that she teaches an enormous cohort of around 40 student PE teachers each year, and rarely loses a single student from the course. She shares her secrets to ensuring the wellbeing of her students, and celebrates a football specialist who tried her hand at teaching dance with spectacular results. Finally, in the 'something to try' slot, Sally suggest we all take a good look at the presentation of our resources.

Follow us on twitter: @BethellSally, @ethayer_cmu and @thomasbreeze

See you in a fortnight, when we'll be talking about all things digital!

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Recorded at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed campus on 28th August 2018