Partner school resources and training

Teacher giving a lecture to a classroom
  1. AY2425_Guide to Practice Learning
  2. AY2425_Signposting Student Support
  3. AY2425_Practice Tutor Guide

Year 1 (PGCE1)

What?By whom?By when?
Lesson Observation 1Mentor19/12/2025
Practice Review Form 1Mentor16/01/26
Lesson Observation 2School Coordinator / IRIS Connect30/01/26
Practice Review Form 2Practice Tutor13/02/26

Year 1 (PGCE2)

What?By whom?By when?
Lesson Observation 3Mentor27/03/26
Lesson Observation 4School Coordinator / IRIS Connect15/05/26
Practice Learning ReportMentor (Section A)08/05/26
School Coordinator (Section B)20/05/26
Practice Tutor (Section C)06/06/26
Practice Review Form for Second School Experience (SSE) - Salaried students onlySSE Mentor05/06/26

Year 2 (PGCE3)

What?By whom?By when?
Lesson Observation 1Mentor28/11/25
Lesson Observation 2School Coordinator / IRIS Connect28/11/25
Practice Review Form 1Mentor05/12/25
Practice Review Form 2Practice Tutor19/12/25
Lesson Observation 3Mentor06/03/26
Lesson Observation 4School Coordinator / IRIS Connect27/03/26
Practice Learning ReportMentor (Section A)27/03/26
School Coordinator (Section B)17/04/26
Practice Tutor (Section C)25/04/26

Follow this link for a step by step guide on using the PLP.

  1. AY2425_School Coordinator Job Description
  2. AY2425_Mentor Job Description
  3. AY2425_Practice Tutor Job Description

To support our students and school-based colleagues as efficiently as possible it is important that we have correct contact details. Please use this form to confirm the contact names and email addresses of School Coordinators and Mentors.

  1. Mentor Mat Year 1
  2. Mentor Mat Year 2
  3. School Coordinator Mats All Modules
  4. Mentor Getting Started
  5. Guide to Mentoring
  6. Mentor Skills Audit (Word doc)
  7. Practice Learning Assessment Framework
  8. IRIS Connect Guide
  9. IRIS Connect Letter
  10. Welsh language competency framework
  11. Practice Tutor Monitoring Form
  12. Guidance for Lesson Study

We are holding a series of events for school-based staff and open events for prospective students throughout the year.

Remember to complete the free, open access ‘A Mentoring Mindset’ module available on OpenLearn.

Please note: Weekly drop in sessions on Mondays at 3:30pm for mentors and School Coordinators to meet with Curriculum Tutors can be accessed using this Teams link: Join Meeting