Newly qualified teachers’ experiences of support in a micro-political perspective

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Table 1. Information about the participants.

Teacher	School	Position	6% reduction?	Mentor?
T1	Lower secondary	100%, temporary	Yes	Yes. Got a mentor after some months. Had to ask for it.
T2	1–10	80%, temporary	Yes	Yes. One-hour reduction in teaching time for mentoring.
T3	Upper secondary	97.29%, temporary	Yes	Yes. Got a mentor, but the arrangement was not followed up.
T4	Upper secondary	80%, temporary	No	Yes. Got a mentor who had been on leave and was not kept up to date.
T5	Upper secondary	99.13%, temporary	No	Yes. Some group mentoring.
T6	1–10	40%, temporary	No	No.
T7	Upper secondary	17%, temporary	No	Yes. Got a mentor after some weeks. Very limited mentoring.
T8	Lower secondary	100%, temporary	No	(Not interviewed)
T9	Upper secondary	88%, temporary	No	No. No mentoring even if she requested it.
T10	Lower secondary	78%, permanent	Yes	Yes. Got a mentor who became ill and was not replaced. Asked for a new mentor, but it was not followed up.
T11	Lower secondary	100%, temporary	No	No. Some mentoring with leader, individually and in group.
T12	Lower secondary	100%, temporary	No	No.
T13	1–10	100%, temporary	Yes	Yes. Preferred to ask another colleague.
T14	Upper secondary	100%, temporary	No	Yes. Group mentoring for NQTs. Got a mentor, but the mentor went on leave.
T15	Lower secondary	70%, temporary	No	Yes. Got a mentor after Christmas after asking for it.