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Welcome to all Professional and General Mentors working with PGCE students at ÌÇÐÄTV. 

Your role as a mentor is very important to the development of our trainee teachers, and one we value highly at CTE. So that we can support you to join our network of high-quality mentors, we ask that you complete the following six tasks:

1. Watch the relevant mentor briefing below:

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2. Create an account in Axia

Your trainee's portfolio, mentor and trainee resources, mentor broadcasts and the Mentor Development Programme are all held in Axia, so it is important that you create an account and access the platform regularly.

and click on the Mentor Registration tab to initiate the account creation process. Then follow the instructions on the screen.

Personal email addresses should not be used

Please note: If you are not currently mentoring any ÌÇÐÄTV students, you will see warning messages saying this, but it will not stop you from accessing the MDP content. Once you start mentoring a trainee, they will add you to their portfolio.

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3. Sign up for a Mentoring Conference.

All mentors are required to engage with a Mentoring Conference at the beginning of the term in which they are mentoring a trainee. Conferences will be offered in September and January.

The aims of this conference are as follows:

• To gain a shared understanding of the principles and processes of being a ÌÇÐÄTV Mentor.
• To explore how the ITaPs and Professional Practice Units are used to support trainee development.
• To be able to explain how the mentoring documentation supports the trainee in their teaching practice.

Our Mentoring Conference is offered in three different formats:

Click on the relevant image below to sign up for a conference

• A face-to-face event at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV - 9th September 1.00pm - 5.00pm - click here for the conference schedule
• A live online conference - 22nd September 2.00pm - 5.00pm - click here for the conference schedule
• An online asynchronous conference. If you are unable to attend either of the dates above, you will be able to engage with the asynchronous conference after the live conferences have taken place.

International Mentors - you are invited to an online conference on 27th August 10.00 - 12.00 (UK time) - Click on the link below for more details.

Spring Mentoring Conferences (home mentors only): F2F - 14/01/27 and Online 19/01/27 - timings as above.

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4. Complete the mentoring skills self-evaluationLink opens in a new window. This is the starting point for your mentor training and will enable you to identify your current strengths as a mentor, as well as areas for professional development.

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5. Click on the relevant link below to sign up to receive a phase based mentoring bulletin (home mentors only)

These bulletins provide regular, important information about your mentoring role/trainee's placement.

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6. If you are a new mentor with ÌÇÐÄTV, or you would value revisiting the role of the ITT mentor, please complete the ‘Preparing to mentor a ÌÇÐÄTV Trainee’ units below. These units provide an overview of mentoring within teacher education and should be undertaken before attending a mentoring conference.

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Are you mentoring an apprentice? If so, you should have received a unique link to a password-protected MDP page giving you access to the full set of mentoring units.

Vision and ambition

Read our vision and ambition statementLink opens in a new window for Teacher Education at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.

Course calendars 2026/7:

• PrimaryLink opens in a new window
• SecondaryLink opens in a new window
• DigitalLink opens in a new window
• PGCEi and PGCE IQTSLink opens in a new window

WaSP - dates for 2026/7:

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• Wednesday 11th November (1-4pm)
• Thursday 18th March (1-4pm)
• Tuesday 22nd June (1-4pm)

Partnership handbooks

Download our Phase-Based Partnership Handbooks to find out more about the course structure, core staff and key roles and responsibilities.

• Primary (home and digital)Link opens in a new window
• Secondary (home and digital)Link opens in a new window
• InternationalLink opens in a new window

To find out more about our curricula, please see:

• Primary ITE curriculumLink opens in a new window
• Secondary and International ITE curriculumLink opens in a new window

Bulletin archive

Use this link to access the back copies of our mentor bulletinLink opens in a new window

If you have any queries around mentoring at ÌÇÐÄTV, please contact Penny Ottewill (Mentoring Lead) at:

Penny.Ottewill@warwick.ac.uk

CTE policies

• Support and interventionLink opens in a new window

Quick links to MDP units