Pebblepad | Information For Mentors | Education Placements

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Leeds Beckett students use an e-portfolio workbook for placement assessment and learning using the University's e-portfolio tool, PebblePad. As a Mentor, you will be provided with an 'external' PebblePad account to allow you to log in at v3.pebblepad.co.uk/login/leedsbeckett. Your username will be your school email address. This account will provide you with authenticated access to your students' workbooks to enable you to carry out your role as a Mentor. You will be able to log in, view their workbooks, and assess and provide feedback on the pages of the workbook using 'assessor fields’, which are sections labelled specifically for you to complete.

Your student should guide you how to use PebblePad and what you need to complete within it. The university Link Tutor is a further source of support. PebblePad itself also has support for Mentors.

PebblePad guide for mentors PDF, 447.6KB

What your student and you need to complete on PebblePad

Below are details of what is required to be completed by your student and you as Mentor on PebblePad during their placement.

Location in PebblePad	Mentor action	Student action
Guidance > Student Information	No action necessary	Add your details
Subject Development > Subject > Subject Overview	Can check for information of the student’s curriculum, the relevant research base which informs it, and your role in supporting its delivery and practice.	No action necessary.
Subject Development > Progress	No action necessary	Complete the Audit Scores and Action Plan for each subject.
Subject Development > University-based subject development	No action necessary	At key junctures in the course, you will be instructed to add to this section.
UG Phase 1-3 and PG Phase 1-2 > School Information	No action necessary	Complete details and tick boxes, for example, on safeguarding in the first week of placement.
UG Phase 1-3 and PG Phase 1-2 > Progress Overview > Attendance	Verify the accuracy of the attendance record by the end of the placement in the Final Review.	Complete your attendance record daily.
UG Phase 1-3 and PG Phase 1-2 > Progress Overview > Core Areas	Review these with your student each week covering each of the strands of the five areas. Complete each table with: Not making expected progress Making expected progress Made expected progress Exceeding expected progress (final placement only) All tables must be completed by the end of placement with a mentor comment	Upload evidence for each of the five sections as you go along, this should be complete by the end of placement.
PG Phase 2 and UG Phase 3 > Progress Overview > Meeting the Standards	By the Final Review meeting, tick ‘Yes’ for each of the Teachers’ Standards and complete the comments in Part 2.	Upload one piece of evidence for each of the eight Teachers’ Standards before the Final Review Meeting.
UG Phase 1-3 and PG Phase 1-2 > Progress Overview > Progress Review	Complete the table, strengths, areas to work on and comments before the Progress Review visit. You can ‘save and hold’ your entry so only you and the Link Tutor can see this prior to the meeting – you can then ‘save and release’ later.	Add a comment after the Progress Review has taken place.
UG Phase 1-3 and PG Phase 1-2 > Progress Overview > Final Review	Complete the attendance verification, Final Review table, strengths, areas to work on, subject development table for your phase and comments before the Final Review meeting. You can ‘save and hold’ your entry so only you and the Link Tutor can see this prior to the meeting – you can then ‘save and release’ later.	Add in the number of days you have attended the placement. Add a comment after the Final Review meeting has taken place.
UG Phase 1-3 and PG Phase 1-2 > Weekly Meetings	Complete the week 1 Mentor self-audit. Add a comment to each weekly meeting record. Complete one weekly observation of your student (a colleague can also do this) on the Word document lesson observation form.	Record the conversation you have with your Mentor: record the weekly meeting information, including the date, a review of targets, reflections, your weekly observation, and targets for the next week.
Values in Practice Journal	No action necessary	At key junctures in the course, you will be instructed to complete a reflective journal post for your Values in Practice Journal.
UG Phase 1 – 2 and PG Phase 1 > Action plan for the next phase	No action necessary	Complete this with your Personal Tutor.
UG Phase 3 and PG Phase 2 > ECT Transition	No action necessary	Complete this with your Personal Tutor.