Intervention whilst on placement

The Pathway of an intervention

Mentors should first raise any concerns with you, and build this area into a weekly target, giving you an opportunity to make progress. If you are still not making the required progress, then your Mentor should let your Link Tutor know about their concern. At this stage, your Mentor might perhaps speak to a colleague or even arrange an observation of you by a fellow Mentor.

We suggest that if the concerns are not addressed within a week, your Mentor contact your Link Tutor who will arrange a Teams meeting. If your Mentor and Link Tutor are agreed that progress is not as expected, an intervention will then be put in place as follows:

1. A support plan based on a maximum of three Teachers’ Standards or Core Areas is agreed between your Link Tutor and Mentor and recorded in PebblePad in the intervention section for each phase. The plan should detail targets that are specific and achievable by you within a week (see support plan template).
2. Additional Mentor support should be agreed as well as a date and time for the review meeting when an assessment will be made about your progress. It is expected that the intervention should last a week, long enough for you to demonstrate progress and meet expectations by the end of the placement.
3. The plan is discussed with you and agreed as achievable. You should understand that a follow-up meeting will be held to determine the outcome of the intervention. Link Tutors should offer additional personal support, inform the Partnership Team and, where appropriate, your Level Lead or Personal Tutor.
4. Your Link Tutor and Mentor will agree a date and time to return for an in-person visit and follow-up review meeting. That meeting will include an observation of you, a discussion with the Mentor and a tri-partite conversation with you, your Mentor and Link Tutor. The conclusion of this meeting will be either that you continue the placement, or the placement is terminated as a failed placement. The outcome of the meeting will be clearly communicated to you at this time.
5. Should a placement be terminated, a meeting with the Course Director, Level Lead and Partnership Lead will be held within a week to discuss next steps.