Motje Wolf is a Senior Lecturer in Education at De Montfort University Leicester where she teaches and researches music education.

Nikki Booth is currently a part-time Research Assistant for the Birmingham Music Education Research Group (BMERG) at Birmingham City University.

Sarah Younie is a Professor in Education Innovation at De Montfort University Leicester and Visiting Professor at Chichester University.

Introduction: A practical guide to mentoring beginning music teachers in the secondary school

Section 1: What do we mean by mentoring?

Chapter 1: Models of mentoring

Gill Golder, Alison Keyworth, and Clare Shaw

Section 2: About the mentor

Chapter 2: Understanding yourself: Exploring beliefs and experiences

Kelly Davey Nicklin and Gary Spruce

Chapter 3: Understanding your approach in relation to advocacy, pedagogy, and professional development

Rebecca Lundberg

Chapter 4: Evaluating my impact as a music mentor

Motje Wolf and Helmut Schaumberger

Section 3: About what a mentor does

Chapter 5: Performance curation - mentoring beginning music teachers in performance projects

Narelle Yeo

Chapter 6: Developing a mentor-mentee relationship

Bethany Carter-Sherlock

Chapter 7: Supporting the mentee: Working at the sharp end

Esther Cavett

Section 4: Supporting specific aspects of beginning music teachers' knowledge, skills, and understanding

Chapter 8: What are the building blocks? Thinking about musical skills, knowledge, and understanding

Anthony Anderson

Chapter 9: Mirror, mirror on the wall... supporting beginning music teachers to become reflective practitioners

Martin Fautley and Ian Axtell

Chapter 10: Mentoring for curriculum design

Anthony Anderson

Chapter 11: Preparing beginning music teachers for delivering lessons focussing on student performance

Terezija Štimec and Motje Wolf

Chapter 12: Observing a lesson

Austin Griffiths

Chapter 13: Supporting pupils' learning

Ian Axtell and Martin Fautley

Chapter 14: Facilitating and leading effective discussions with beginning music teachers

Nikki Booth

Section 5: About moving beginning music teachers on

Chapter 15: Using formative assessment effectively to see the wider picture

Nikki Booth

Chapter 16: Music teacher health and well-being: A practical survival guide for mentor and mentee.

Jennifer Rowley

References

Author index
General index