The skills and competencies of beginning teachers, Barbara Field towards understanding the lived experience of practising student teachers, Barbara Field the past role of the teacher - supervision as socialization, Barbara Field the new role of the teacher - mentoring, Barbara Field towards empowerment - an approach to school-based mentoring, David Reid towards more school-based initial teacher education, Chris Kellett integrating theory and practice in teacher education - the UEA model of action-research based teacher education, Chris Husbands the mentoring scheme of Warwick University and its school partners - one year one, Martin Robinson.