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Supervision, Mentoring and Supporting Learners UK

Course Content

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Section 1: Roles, Responsibilities and Frameworks

  • 1.1 Supervision, Mentoring, Coaching and Assessment

  • 1.2 Regulatory Frameworks for Practice Learning

  • 1.3 The Professional Duty to Support Learning

  • 1.4 National Education Bodies Across the UK

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Section 2: Creating a Positive Learning Environment

  • 2.1 Psychological Safety

  • 2.2 Setting Expectations at the Start

  • 2.3 Inclusion, Equality and Reasonable Adjustments

  • 2.4 Protected Time, Workload and Role Modelling

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Section 3: Teaching and Assessing in Practice

  • 3.1 How Adults Learn in the Workplace

  • 3.2 Brief Teaching Techniques for Busy Settings

  • 3.3 Graded Responsibility, Supervision and Patient Consent

  • 3.4 Fair and Effective Workplace-Based Assessment

  • 3.5 Learning in Community, Remote and Interprofessional Settings

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Section 4: Feedback That Helps People Learn

  • 4.1 Principles of Effective Feedback

  • 4.2 Feedback Models

  • 4.3 Giving Difficult Feedback

  • 4.4 Receiving Feedback from Learners

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Section 5: Supervision, Mentoring and Preceptorship for Qualified Staff

  • 5.1 Clinical Supervision for Registered Professionals

  • 5.2 Restorative Supervision and Team Reflection

  • 5.3 Mentoring and Coaching

  • 5.4 Preceptorship for Newly Registered Practitioners

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Section 6: Learners in Difficulty, Concerns and Protecting Learners

  • 6.1 Recognising a Learner in Difficulty

  • 6.2 Exploring Causes and Agreeing Support

  • 6.3 Escalation, Documentation and Failing to Fail

  • 6.4 Protecting Learners and Raising Concerns

  • 6.5 Developing Yourself as a Supervisor

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Section 7: Conclusion and Key Points

  • Conclusion and Key Points

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Section 8: References and Quick Reference

  • References and Further Reading

  • Quick-Reference Guide

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Section 9: Reflection

  • Your reflective account