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Don Ledingham

Thursday 19 October 2006

I drove up to Forfar today to meet with Neil Logue, Head of Education for Angus Council.. Neil is to be my mentor as part of the mentoring system run by the Association of Directors of Education Scotland (ADES). We are both new to the process but if this afternoon's meeting is anything to go by it will be a worthwhile experience. Over three hours we explored a wide range of personal and professional issues.

The idea of mentoring is different from coaching in that it enables the mentor to provide advice and support, whereas the coaching role is one designed to help the person being coached to work things out for themselves. I think I appreciate the active role of the mentor and look forward to working closely with Neil over the coming year.

It was interesting to see how Angus Council and East Lothian Council had tackled different issues over the last five years. It reinforced an important point for me that there is no single way to tackle any problem and that context is all important.

 

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