{"id":194,"date":"2020-01-21T12:23:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T12:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/wiproteacherfellow\/?p=194"},"modified":"2020-01-21T12:23:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T12:23:52","slug":"subject-coaching-and-mentoring-in-secondary-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/wiproteacherfellow\/subject-coaching-and-mentoring-in-secondary-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject coaching and mentoring in Secondary Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>My name is Jason Davis, I\u2019m a Computer Science teacher at Handsworth Grange S<\/a>chool<\/a>, Sheffield. I joined the WIPRO Mentor Programme in January 2019. I first heard about the scheme from my line manager at work. Right away, I was intrigued by the potential of the project to improve my practice and subject area. I was encouraged to join the mentor strand of the project, mainly due to being new to mentoring and allowing me to develop these skills for use in my career.<\/p>\n

Improving my mentoring knowledge and skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

To help me prepare for my mentoring role, I have been following a mentoring course, involving three workbooks, in Pebblepad.<\/a> These have been really useful in furthering my mentoring skills, understanding mentoring\/coaching practices and how to stretch and challenge mentees. The webinars are hugely effective, allowing you to discuss your learning with others, both clarifying your learning and challenging your views through other mentors\u2019 opinions. Below is a short excerpt from one recent webinar, where I was presenting on my experience of mentoring.<\/p>\n