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Research project

Co-design and co-construction of a professional development package on mentorship

Project overview

This project involved the co-design and co-construction of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) package focused on mentorship, developed in close collaboration with Early Career Teacher (ECT) Programme Coordinators from local schools. The initiative aimed to foster a participatory approach to professional learning by engaging practitioners directly in the creation of content that reflects their lived experiences and contextual needs.

Staff

Lead researchers

Mrs Rachele Newman BA(Hons), PGCE, MA, SFHEA.

Principal Teaching Fellow
Research interests
  • Initial Teacher Education
  • Teacher development
  • Teacher Knowledge
Connect with Rachele

Email: Rachele.Newman@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr Achala Gupta SFHEA, PhD (Sociology), MPhil (EdRe), MPS, MA, BSc

Associate Prof of Sociology of Education
Research interests
  • Sociology of education
  • Shadow education
  • Educational inequality 
Connect with Achala

Email: Achala.Gupta@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Culture, Conditions and Curation: A workbook to creating an environment for effective teacher professional learning
Rachele Newman, Achala Gupta, Tim Andrews, Alex Boulton, Liam Nicol & Sally Wheeler, 2025
DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/P1228
Type: book