Teachers are generally required to serve as mentors. The Shanghai Municipal Education Commission has included the implementation of the full staff mentorship system in the annual assessment of schools. The Education Committee | Shanghai | Schools
Recently, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission issued the "Work Plan for the Full Teacher System for Primary and Secondary School Students in Shanghai". Primary and secondary schools should provide mentors for every student, and teachers should generally serve as student mentors. The number of students guided by each mentor should not exceed 15. Schools should, on the basis of respecting students' autonomy and choice, match mentors with students according to actual situations. For students with specific development needs, their mentors can collaborate with other teachers to provide guidance. The implementation scope of the full teacher system for primary and secondary school students covers all primary and secondary schools in this city, covering all primary and secondary school students. Secondary vocational schools can refer to the implementation.
The plan states that the full tutor system for primary and secondary school students is a system and educational method in which all teachers in primary and secondary schools match each student according to a certain mechanism, providing comprehensive development guidance for students and family education guidance for parents. By establishing a mentorship system for all primary and secondary school students, we aim to comprehensively enhance the education awareness and abilities of all teachers, continuously optimize the teacher-student relationship, parent-child relationship, and peer relationship, strengthen the care and guidance of teachers for each student, improve the school family social collaborative education mechanism, promote the comprehensive development of all students in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, and enhance the scientific, targeted, and effective nature of education.
The plan emphasizes the principle of student-centered development, promoting education to return to its original purpose of educating people, and emphasizing the responsibility of teachers to teach and educate people. Match suitable mentors for all students and effectively implement the principle of "every student has a mentor, and every teacher is a mentor". Adhere to respecting the physical and mental development laws and individual differences of every student, rely on the understanding of mentors and good teacher-student relationships, timely provide comprehensive and personalized student development guidance, and promote the comprehensive development of students in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor. Adhere to the key responsibility of becoming a good teacher and friend, as well as good communication between home and school, to promote the cooperation between mentors and other teachers, as well as the collaboration between schools, families, and society, and strive to build a healthy educational environment and ecology for students.
The key responsibilities of a mentor include becoming a good teacher and friend, as well as maintaining good communication between home and school. Mentors should conduct at least one home visit per academic year based on the actual situation of students, comprehensively understand the family environment in which students grow up, and provide personalized family education guidance. Mentors should understand the actual needs of students, often have heart to heart conversations with them, especially at important time points such as the start of school, graduation, before and after exams, and major changes in student life. Targeted guidance should be provided, and students who require further professional support should communicate with relevant departments of the school in a timely manner. Mentors should identify the shining points of students, provide growth suggestions, and provide written feedback to students and parents at the end of each academic year to enhance their motivation for growth.
In addition, it is important to attach great importance to the cultivation of teachers' awareness and abilities in educating students. By relying on Shanghai Institute of Education Science, Shanghai College of Teacher Education, and various district education colleges, we will establish and improve a regular training mechanism and hierarchical classification training system with three-level linkage between urban and rural areas, and incorporate it into credit management. Build rich and diverse teacher training course resources, and develop mentorship work guides. Actively collaborating with high-quality resources from all parties, innovating training strategies, exploring the establishment of collaborative "mentor teams" and other training methods, empowering mentors to grow.
Each district education bureau should include the implementation of the full staff mentor system in the annual assessment of schools. Primary and secondary school secretaries and principals should strengthen their sense of leadership responsibility and implement all aspects of the mentorship system in detail. Incorporate the full staff mentorship system into the overall education comprehensive reform and the reform of educational methods, and further improve the organizational structure of the full staff mentorship system with three-level linkage between urban and school areas. Professional departments such as the Municipal Academy of Education Sciences, the Municipal College of Teacher Education, and various district education colleges should regularly conduct research and guidance on the implementation of the full staff mentorship system, and do a good job of summarizing experience and promoting radiation. Education bureaus and primary and secondary schools in each district should further improve their work plans, clarify the division of responsibilities, and optimize their work mechanisms.
The education supervision departments at the city and district levels should incorporate the implementation of the full staff mentorship system into the regional and school education supervision and evaluation system. Establish and improve the performance allocation and incentive system for mentors, use the experience and effectiveness of teachers serving as mentors as important references for teacher title promotion, evaluation, and excellence, and organize excellent mentor promotion and exchange activities. Guide mentors to abide by laws, regulations, and ethical standards, establish protection mechanisms, increase humanistic care, and strive to create a good working atmosphere.
