Welcome to NASBTT's Teacher Educator and Mentoring Zone (TEMZ)

This dedicated resource has been designed to support the professional learning and development of Teacher Educators and Mentors both individually and collectively as a profession.

We believe it is vital to recognise the role of the Teacher Educator as a professional who is instrumental to the development of early career teachers.

Our Teacher Educator and Mentoring Zone (TEMZ) includes mentoring and subject resources.

Access is free of charge for all Teacher Educators and Mentors in all settings.

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Based on our Professional Framework for Teacher Educators, our mentoring resources provide dedicated guidance, helpful tips and advice, articles, further reading, videos and handy printable guides.

Resources are easily accessible and designed to be a starting point for Teacher Educators and mentors who are keen to develop their own practice and knowledge. The content is built on existing theory and research, as well as first-hand practical advice that can be implemented quickly.

Led by our subject specialists, our subject resources provide Teacher Educators with resources and information in the primary and secondary National Curriculum subjects.

Each subject area includes informative resources, recommended reading, instructional videos, useful articles, blogs, podcasts, current topical newsfeed, good practice ideas, professional learning opportunities and much more.

TEMZ News

The role of schools within initial teacher education in England: an exploration of the shifting policy focus over the past 50 years

March 10, 2025

Taylor and Francis Online: Highly interesting journal article by Trevor Mutton, Katharine Burn & Laura Molway (Oxford University) on the changes in teacher education for MFL in education over the…

National Festival of Languages at Solihull School

March 6, 2025

Mr Charles Fillingham, Executive Headmaster, would like to invite you and your GCSE and sixth form students to Solihull School’s first National Festival of Languages, which will take place at our Warwick Road, Solihull campus…

Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators

March 6, 2025

This is a UK-wide creative translation competition for pupils between 11 and 18 studying Chinese, Russian, French, German, Italian and Spanish. The 2024-25 practice texts launched back in September and…

Catherine Bickersteth – AI for primary history educators

February 3, 2025

Catherine Bickersteth Primary History Associate Consultant, NASBTT ‘Past tales come alive Tiny hands trace ancient paths Young minds weave through time.’ What did you make of this Haiku about teaching…

German Week 2025

February 3, 2025

Get ready for an exciting week dedicated to celebrating the German language, no matter where you are in the UK! The Goethe-Institut UK invites you to immerse your pupils and…

National Portrait Gallery has free CPD sessions  for primary school teachers

January 28, 2025

National Portrait Gallery has free CPD sessions  for primary school teachers in the ‘Take One Picture’ project. The session explores the pedagogy and practice of using paintings to inspire child-led,…

Secondary Languages – Memorize by Heart

January 27, 2025

Memorize by heart is a good app to practise speaking and memorising – with speaking/recording facilities and disappearing text feature among others. Perfect for your students for practising vocabulary or…

Holocaust Memorial Trust resources for schools

January 23, 2025

Here are links to the Holocaust Memorial Trust resources for schools, which are freely accessible. Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 , January 27th: resources for schools from the Holocaust Memorial Trust…

Primary and Secondary Languages – Language Trends Survey

January 23, 2025

A plea to complete the British Council’s Language Trends survey as it really helps those fighting to support all languages with policy makers. The deadline for completing the survey is…

Historical Association’s 2025 CPD Series for Primary History Teachers

January 23, 2025

The Historical Association’s 2025 CPD series offers a range of both free and chargeable CPD sessions designed specifically for primary history educators. Why Choose the Historical Association’s CPD Series? Diverse Learning…