If you're a practising social worker with at least two years of experience this course will enable you to learn how to supervise, teach and assess social work students up to (and during) their last placement. The course has been designed to conform to the professional requirements and competencies for Stage 1 and 2 (combined) of the Practice Educator Professional Standards for Social Work (PEPS), (TCSW, 2012).
If you're an experienced social worker, this course is designed to further develop your knowledge and skills as a Practice Educator (PE), with opportunities to share different techniques and understanding with other PEs. We aim to:
You'll be taught through a combination of lectures, our online learning tool Weblearn, seminars and workshops. You'll also have the support of a personal tutor.
On completion, you’ll have the authority and capability to recommend, using appropriate evidence, whether your students are fit to practise once qualified.
London Met was the 2017 "preferred provider" of the North East London (NEL) commissioning panel, representing the social work development partnership of five local authorities, ensuring teaching excellence and access to a network of other social work professionals.
You'll be assessed through a range of tools and expected to maintain a regular reflective learning log of your experiences of teaching and assessing your student, in order to plan and monitor your student's progress as well as reflect on your own learning from the experience.
Assignments will include individual and group activities, case-study work, presentations, progress exercises, coursework and direct observations of your practice.
You'll also be assessed via a portfolio which evaluates the ways in which you managed the student learning and assessment process, it includes your evidence-based recommendation as to whether your student is fit to practise once qualified. Other elements include a report by a practice assessor who will assess you twice during the course, as well as a feedback report from your social work student on your performance as a teacher, assessor and supervisor.
On successful completion, you will attain 30 credits at postgraduate level (Level 7) and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Practice Education.
The course has been designed to conform to the professional requirements and competencies for Stage 1 and 2 (combined) of the Practice Educator Professional standards for Social Work (PEPS), (TCSW, 2012).
The course will involve:
See the Practice Education (stages 1 and 2) flyer for more information on the course.
To discuss the cost of the programme, please email pe@londonmet.ac.uk
Please download the Enrolment Form 2019/20 and the Practice Education Programme application form 2019/20 and email them to pe@londonmet.ac.uk
For more information, please contact the Course Administrator:
T: +44 (0)20 7133 3627
There is no official closing date for this course, but you are advised to apply as early as possible, as we will only consider your application if there are places available on the course.
All classes take place at London Metropolitan University at 10am to 4.30pm.
The course will start in September 2020 and run on the following dates: