The Learning Mentor Manual

London-based educator George was a learning mentor from 1999 to 2003 in a large urban secondary school. In 2003 she established a learning support unit for training learning mentors, sharing good practice, and leading successful mentoring teams. Her text offers school leaders, trainers, parents, teachers, governors, and learning mentors in the UK a practical guide to the work of the learning mentor and key considerations in setting up, developing, and organizing learning mentor teams in schools. Coverage includes the role of the learning mentor; how learning mentors fit into the school setting; referral methods, mentoring models, and methods of intervention when working with children and youth; partnership working with internal and external agencies; assessment and accountability; and embedding learning mentor practice in one's school. Each chapter includes reproducible forms and activities for developing ideas in the book, and suggested print and online resources for further reading. Oversize: 8.5x12". Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)