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Who are practice supervisors and how are they prepared?

Who can be a practice supervisor?
Practice supervisor preparation
What is current knowledge and experience?
Who identifies who the practice supervisors are?
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What do practice supervisors do?

Equality, diversity and inclusion needs
Upholding public protection
Inclusive and tailored learning experiences
Tailored learning
Continuity of supervision
Giving feedback
Contributing to recommendations for progression
Raising concerns
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Supported time and resources for those supporting students in practice

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SSSA Supporting Information hub

  • Practice supervision
    • Who are practice supervisors and how are they prepared?
      • Who are practice supervisors and how are they prepared?
      • Who can be a practice supervisor?
      • Practice supervisor preparation
      • What is current knowledge and experience?
      • Who identifies who the practice supervisors are?
    • What do practice supervisors do?
      • What do practice supervisors do?
      • Equality, diversity and inclusion needs
      • Upholding public protection
      • Inclusive and tailored learning experiences
      • Tailored learning
      • Continuity of supervision
      • Giving feedback
      • Contributing to recommendations for progression
      • Raising concerns
    • Supported time and resources for those supporting students in practice
  • Practice and academic assessment
    • Practice and academic assessors
      • Who are practice assessors and how are they prepared?
      • Who can be a practice assessor and who can be an academic assessor?
      • What do practice assessors do?
      • What do academic assessors do?
      • Who identifies the assessors
      • Preparation for the assessor role
    • Practice and academic learning
      • Practice and academic learning - overview
      • What it means to have an academic assessor for 'each part' of a programme
      • Holding supervisor and assessor roles simultaneously
    • Assessment
      • Assessment - overview
      • Collation and confirmation of academic learning
      • Evidenced based assessment of practice learning
      • Objective and fair assessments
      • Assessment for progression
      • Upholding public protection
      • Managing a student not making the progress expected
      • Handing over to the next practice assessor
    • Support for the assessor role
      • Support for the practice assessor role
      • Supported time and resources
      • What can ‘support’ mean?
  • Learning environments and experiences
    • Safe and effective learning
      • Safe and effective learning - overview
      • Safe learning experiences
      • Effective learning experiences
    • Designing and reviewing a safe and effective learning environment and experience
      • Designing and reviewing a safe and effective learning environment and experience - overview
      • Upholding quality
      • What must be in place
      • Individual responsibilities
    • Types of learning experiences
      • Types of learning experiences - overview
      • Different types of learning environments
      • Different learning opportunities
      • Equality and diversity considerations
    • Support for those who deliver education
    • Raising concerns
  • Student empowerment
    • The student at the centre of learning
    • What students can expect from their learning and assessment
      • What students can expect from their learning and assessment - overview
      • Relevant inductions and information
      • A safe and effective learning experience
      • Providing appropriate support for students at all times
      • Supernumerary and protected learning time
      • Evidence based, objective and fair assessments
      • Reasonable adjustments (if applicable)
  • Practice environment case studies for nursing programmes
    • Practice environment case studies for nursing programmes
  • Supporting Information on Indirect Supervision
    • Supporting Information on Indirect Supervision
  • Simulated practice learning
    • Simulated practice learning
  • Supporting information for reflection in nursing and midwifery practice
    • Supporting information for reflection in nursing and midwifery practice
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