Keyword: «pedagogical community»

The target and subject parameters of mentoring are disclosed. The role of mentoring for professional orientation, professional training, and retraining of teachers is shown. The possibilities of mentoring for the adaptation of young teachers, career development of a teacher – manager are shown. The article reveals the diversity of mentoring types, their essential foundations, and the specifics of working with students. The functional and didactic role of mentoring as a means of eliminating deficits in the development of teachers is shown.