Resources
Templates, your reflective log and the course handbook. Each template can be printed or saved as a PDF from your browser.
Course handbook
The full specification, unit content and appendices as a Word document.
My reflective log
Download every reflective log entry you have written on this device as a single text file.
Session plan template
| Tutor | |
|---|---|
| Date, time and venue | |
| Topic | |
| Number of learners and languages used | |
| Aim of the session | |
| Learning outcomes | |
| Learner needs and adjustments | |
| Resources and contingency | |
| Safety and infection prevention |
| Time | Tutor activity | Learner activity | Resources | Check of learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation after the session: what worked, what did not and what will change next time.
Micro teach observation record
| Participant | |
|---|---|
| Observer | |
| Date | |
| Topic and skill taught | |
| Delivery mode |
| Criterion | Met | Not yet met | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear aim and outcomes shared with learners | |||
| Session structured and timed appropriately | |||
| Clinical content accurate and consistent with the course | |||
| Practical skill taught using a structured approach | |||
| Learners given time to practise with feedback | |||
| Questioning used to check and extend learning | |||
| Inclusive practice and adjustments evident | |||
| Safety and infection prevention maintained | |||
| Learning checked and summarised at the close |
Overall decision: Achieved / Not Yet Achieved
Feedback and points for development:
Observer signature: ____________________ Participant signature: ____________________
Declaration of authenticity
I confirm that the evidence I have submitted for this course is my own work, that any sources I have used are acknowledged and that any recordings show me teaching real or volunteer learners who have given their consent to be recorded.
Name: ______________________________________
Signature: ____________________________ Date: ______________
Glossary
- Assessment criteria
- The statements that describe what a participant must show in order to meet a learning outcome.
- Debrief
- A structured discussion after a scenario in which learners reflect on what happened and what they would do next time.
- Formative assessment
- Assessment during learning, used to guide teaching and give feedback.
- Guided learning hours
- Time spent learning under the direction of a tutor, including live and tutor led online activity.
- Internal quality assurance
- The process of checking assessment decisions and teaching quality within the programme.
- Micro teach
- A short teaching session delivered by a participant and observed for assessment.
- Standardisation
- Activity in which tutors compare assessment decisions to ensure they apply the same standard.
- Summative assessment
- Assessment at the end of a period of learning which leads to a decision of competence.
- Total qualification time
- Guided learning hours plus the estimated time for independent study and assessment.