List of contributors vii // Acknowledgements be // Introduction x // Jean Mills and Richard W. Mills // Part I New encounters // 1 Getting to know you Section I: Adults // Richard W. Mills, with material from Wendie Wildman Section II: Children 13 // Richard W. Mills, with material from Nabela Mann // 2 Help is at hand 24 // Section I: Views of newly qualified teachers 25 // Roger Woods // Section II: A Headteacher’s perspective 28 // Ann Lance // Section III: Mentor to the rescue 36 // Roger Woods // Appendix 1: Resources 44 // Appendix 2: A mentor-NQT agreement 45 // Appendix 3: Lunch-time supervisors 47 // Part II Other teachers as colleagues // 3 The role of a post holder 51 // Section I: An overview 52 // Gill Hackett // Section II: In the hot seat 61 // Chris Rush // CO ¦’t // vi Contents // Appendix 1: How important are they? 63 // Appendix 2: Maths, a number of roles 64 // 4 Special needs 66 // Section I: The teacher 67 // Jane Officer // Section ?: The educational psychologist 76 // Jane Leadbetter // Appendix 1: Establishing a profile 87 // Appendix 2: Making a statement 91 // Appendix 3: Identification and assessment of special needs 94 // 5 The work of a home-school liaison teacher 98 // Jane Powell // Part III Other adults as colleagues // 6 A classroom assistant 113 // Jean Mills // Appendix 1: Guidelines for working with a classroom assistant 125 // Appendix 2: Job description: classroom assistant 128 // 7 A school secretary 129 // Richard W. Mills // Appendix 1: Marking the register 138 // Appendix 2: Educational visits 139 // 8 Good health to a school nurse 141 // June Dunkley // Appendix 1: Some responsibilities 154 // 9 Meet a governor 156 // Andrew Coates // Appendix 1: Job description for a newly qualified teacher 166 // Appendix 2: Job description for a Headteacher 167 // Index 170