School leaders are in a position to make decisions that influence beginning teachers' first year in school. The leaders' attitudes to new teachers and mentoring have an impact on such teachers' professional possibilities. Through open-ended interviews, this qualitative study investigates how school leaders perceive newly qualified teachers' needs…

Unlike many other countries, Norway has no induction programme or reduction of teaching load for newly qualified teachers. However, an interesting model has been developed through the "New Teachers in Norway" project. This project involves teacher education institutions and schools, novice and experienced teachers as well as teacher…