Nursery World - Nursery Management: Mentoring

What role does mentoring play in maintaining a quality early years workforce? Annette Rawstrone looks at what’s available for trainee Early Years Teachers

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Mentoring can be a time-consuming and difficult role. Yet many early years practitioners report that the process of becoming a mentor, which often involves dedicated training, provides them with a myriad of benefits, including a freshnew perspective on their job, and new skills.

Mentoring is involved in all early years graduate-level training, the most sophisticated form being found with Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT). Launched five years ago as part of a drive towards a graduate-led workforce, EYITT comes with up to £14,000 of Government funding per trainee. It is the only form of early years training where a mentor has to assess the candidate against professional standards.

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