Practice Education in Social Work: Stage 1

Course content

You'll gain the knowledge and skills you need to support undergraduate and postgraduate Social Work students undertaking a practice placement. On completion of this award, you will be able to work independently with students on their first placement.

This award will also allow you to progress to Stage 2 of the training.

You'll study:

Preparing and planning to take a student
Supervision
Assessment
Direct observations
Facilitating reflection
Understanding and working with anti-oppression and anti-discrimination
Managing students who might be failing.

Teaching and assessment

The course includes periods of formal teaching, private study, time in your role as an enabler and assessor of a student's practice, and periods where you will prepare work for assessment.

You'll spend a total of 4 to 5 days in training, which will include activities that may be online or in person. You'll normally need to arrange these as day release from your employer.
You'll also need to complete around 40 hours of private study and spend time planning and delivering practice learning experiences with your placement student.
The course is assessed through a portfolio, which includes a preparatory assignment (accredited only applicants) and a reflective assignment (all applicants). You will have to complete this within 10 months of the start date of your student’s placement.

Fees and funding

The level of fee you'll pay depends on which type of course you do:

Accredited (including 20 masters level credits) : £500
Certificated (non-accredited) : £420

We'll request payment once we've received your application form and will invoice you directly. If your employer is paying for your course, please provide their details with your application form.

You are required to have a fully qualified and experienced PE Mentor to support you while working with your student. The University can suggest a PE Mentor if your organisation does not already employ an appropriately qualified individual. PE Mentors may charge for this service.