Routledge Mentoring and Coaching in Schools - Professional Learning Guide

Mentoring and Coaching in Schools explores how mentoring and coaching function as dynamic collaborative processes for effective professional learning in educational settings. This Routledge publication demonstrates how practitioner inquiry within mentoring and coaching relationships transforms teaching practice and empowers educators. The book presents a new model for mentoring and coaching centred on critical inquiry, showing how these approaches result in professional learning that is both transformative and empowering for teachers. It addresses key questions about whether mentoring and coaching can genuinely improve professional practice, and how research and inquiry can enhance mentoring and coaching effectiveness. Ideal for school leaders, mentor teachers, and education professionals seeking evidence-based strategies for developing staff capability and fostering collaborative learning environments.