This ESRI Working Paper 514 reports preliminary findings from a large-scale study of the Droichead pilot programme being funded by the Teaching Council. The Droichead pilot programme is designed to provide whole-school support for teacher induction. The programme is innovative in being led at school level, by a Professional Support Team (PST) consisting of the principal, mentor(s) and other member(s). This working paperpresentspreliminaryfindingsfromalarge-scalestudyoftheprogramme, placingthem inthecontextofpreviousinternationalandnationalresearchonteacher induction.
Keyword(s): Education; Teacher Induction