There are a number of key pieces of paperwork used by mentors. These are:
- The weekly formal lesson observation form
- The fortnightly target setting sheet
- The beginning teacher progress tracker (reviewed at least fortnightly)
- The Review Statements (1-4) completed at key assessment points throughout the year.
These items of paperwork are all housed within the OneNote portfolio.
Further information and download links can be found below.
For paperwork guidance videos, see the links at the bottom of the page.
The OneNote portfolio
All course paperwork is housed within the OneNote portfolio.
Mentors will be given access to these portfolios at the start of placement.
It is the beginning teacher’s responsibility to update this portfolio and upload key paperwork following the schedule provided to them.
Formal lesson observation form
The formal lesson observation form is to be used for all formal lesson observations. Each beginning teacher should be completing at least one formal observation each week and uploading it to their OneNote portfolios.
For further guidance around completing lesson observations, click here
Fortnightly target setting reflection sheet
This form should be completed every two weeks during your mentor meeting. The beginning teacher is responsible for completing the reflection sections (section 1 and 2) before the meeting. You should complete the targets and related actions together (section 3).
This form is completed directly onto the beginning teacher’s OneNote portfolio, the word document version below is for reference.
Beginning Teacher Progress Tracker
The progress tracker should be reviewed each fortnight alongside the fortnightly target setting sheet. Relevant statements should be highlighted to demonstrate trainee’s progress.
By the end of the course the expectation is that all statements in the first and middle column are highlighted to indicate that the standards have been met for recommendation for QTS.
Review Statements
Review statements are completed at four assessment points within the year. They are used to identify strengths and areas of development.
Beginning Teachers will share an editable version of the document with their ITEC and mentor to allow them to complete their relevant sections.
We have put in place the following timeline for the completion of Review Statements to ensure they are completed in good time.
| Review Statement | Step 1: Beginning Teacher | Step 2 & 3: Mentor + ITEC | Step 4: Beginning Teacher | Step 5: Tutor | Complete |
| Section 1 Initial Reflections (5 Working Days) | Sections 2 & 3 Mentor/ITEC Comments (5 Working Days) | Section 4 Rationales and Evidence (5 Working Days) | Section 5 Overview | ||
| RS1 | 27/11/26 | 4/12/26 | 11/12/26 | 18/12/26 | 8/1/27 |
| RS2 | 29/1/27 | 5/2/27 | 12/2/27 | 19/2/27 | 26/2/27 |
| RS3 | 16/4/27 | 23/4/27 | 30/4/27 | 7/5/27 | 14/5/27 |
| RS4 (Final) | 11/6/27 | 18/6/27 | 25/6/27 | Recorded during final tutorial | 2/7/27 |
Review Statement 1 can be downloaded here: