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Judges
Mentoring JEP Who are the mentors? Maxine Bennett Sue Dolan Linda Firth Dawn Inett Sue Kinton Julie Petts Chris Roberts Linda Saich Margaret Shopland Elaine Short Ann Waugh David Winsley What qualifications do they have? Have bred/owned at least
2 UK champions in the breed (Champion or Show Champion) and awarded CCs at
least 2 times or persons who do not meet criteria 1, but are supported by at
least 50% of breed clubs (except where there is one breed club and they have the
support of that club) or by the breed council and the KC Judges Committee. Anyone who wishes to
become a mentor should contact the Breed Education Co ordinator. What is mentoring? Mentoring is a
relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps
to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person in that breed. It is
a learning and development partnership between someone with a wealth of
experience and someone who wants to learn. In the context of the
Judges Education Programme (Breed Shows), mentoring is a learning and
development experience where a Mentee is assisted by a Breed Mentor in
developing breed specific skills and knowledge. A Mentee must undergo a
minimum of three mentoring sessions, with a minimum of a year between the
first and third session, before they can be observed in a judging scenario.
If more than three sessions are felt necessary by the Mentee, or based upon
feedback from Mentors, the BEC and Mentee will come to a consensus about
additional mentoring sessions. Who can be mentored? In order to be eligible
to undertake a mentoring session, Mentees must meet all the requirements and be
registered (once the online system is available) at Level 2 for the
respective breed. How can I be mentored? Mentoring may take place
in 4 different scenarios:
ensure that the Mentee
has a good understanding of the knowledge of the breed discussed by the end
of the session. Mentees should be encouraged to express their thoughts and
ask questions of the Mentor. 3. As a judge for Special Award Classes
at a breed club show. A maximum of 3 classes per judge may be scheduled.
Prior to judging the Mentor may request that the Mentee makes detailed notes
for certain predetermined dogs (for example 1st and 2nd in the Open class)
which they can review on completion of the judging. Once the judging of the
classes is complete the Mentor should discuss the Special Awards Class
Judge’s placings, their opinions of the dogs placed and their overall
thoughts on the dogs present whilst they are both at the show, and in a
private area. 4. As a Student Judge in the ring with
Mentor/Judge at a show. One or more mentoring sessions may take the form of a Student Judge,
assessing an entry alongside a Challenge Certificate judge who is included in
the agreed list of breed Mentors in the respective breed, who will act as a
mentor for all or part of the judging. It is recommended that
only Mentees who have attended at least one other mentoring session in the
breed and/or who have significant judging experience themselves undertake the
role of Student Judge. NB Arrangements have to be made with the
Club or Society holding the show, advance notification should be made well
before the schedules are printed. The process of conducting
the ‘going over’ of dogs can take a number of formats, including but not
limited to: a) The Mentor Judge
assesses the dog by ‘going over’ the dog as normal. This is then followed by
the Student Judge performing their ‘going over’. Both Mentor Judge and
Student Judge should then assess the dog’s movement at the same time. b) The Mentor Judge
undertakes the ‘going over’ of the dog and both Mentor and Student Judge
observe the dog moving. The Student Judge will perform their ‘going over’ of
dogs selected by the judge, including where the judge wants to emphasis a
particular point, prior to the dog moving. c) The Mentor Judge
undertakes the ‘going over’ of the dog and both Mentor and Student Judge
observe the dog moving, with the Student Judge ‘going over’ the dog on a
separate table or area of the ring once the dog has been moved. This method
may be beneficial if there is a strict judging timetable to abide by, and may
be more appropriate in coated breeds. You an find further
information on mentoring at https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/media/1112/sr172-jep-cobp-mentoring.pdf |