Hi all,
Like Fran, mentoring here is one of those 'additional duties' that should be
included in the workload allocation model but isn't always given any weight
in practice. There is talk of including mentoring in university role
descriptors for promotional posts - this would mean that undertaking
mentoring would be part of grounds for applying for promotion but would then
just be expected of those in such posts.
We do have a mentoring and coaching module as part of our Masters in HE,
which allows colleagues to write-up their mentoring of new staff as a way of
gaining credit towards their Masters and possibly gaining accreditation at
level 3 of the professional standards [currently completing the accreditation
process!].
cheers
John
Dr John Peters
Academic Development and Practice Unit
University of Worcester
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Dear All
In theory, mentoring is supposed to be accounted for in the Workload
Allocation Model, but in practice this varies from department to department.
Kent recently revised its promotions criteria so that excellence in practice
across the academic piece is acknowledged - the idea being that activities
such as mentoring are recognised - but this has only just come into force and
nobody is taking any bets on whether these 'soft but important' activities
will carry much weight.
Fran
Fran Beaton
Lecturer in Higher Education and Academic Practice
PGCHE Programme Director and Chief Examiner
Academic Practice Team
Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
University of Kent
Canterbury CT2 7NQ
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This was indeed a very useful paper, which I hope will inform our
institution's workload policy and model. I would be very interested to know
if any institutions give any time remittance or any other form of recognition
to the role of mentor for participants on the PG Cert programme.
Best wishes
Julie-Anne Regan
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