Supporting and assessing students in practice

Information for practice supervisors / assessors / educators working with nursing, midwifery and social work students in practice.

 

 

Guidance for supervisors / assessors / educators

This website provides information for practice supervisors / assessors and educators who work with nursing, midwifery and social work students in practice.

The guidance available on this website can be found below:

Nursing and midwifery

Course information

A broad overview of each pre-registration nursing and midwifery course offered by The University of Manchester and partner HEIs.

Policies and guides

Practice learning policies and guides for pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes, including guidance for if a student has been involved in an incident whilst in practice, or you have concerns about a student’s progression in practice.

Student supervision and assessment resources (PARE website)

Resources for nursing and midwifery practice assessors and practice supervisors.

University Link Lecturer standards (PDF, 156KB) [under review]

The role of the University Link Lecturer (ULL) is undertaken by The University of Manchester, the University of Salford, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Bolton. As students move across the pan-Manchester area, this role has been reviewed to ensure alignment, resulting in the standards in the above document.

Practice learning and disability

An overview of key areas in relation to practice learning and disability.

Practice assessment and evaluation/PARE

Documents and guides for pre-registration nursing and midwifery student assessment in practice.

Learning environments allocation maps

For pre-registration nursing and midwifery students:

NMC (NMC website)

The NMC Code and the NMC Standards.

Learning environment educational audit

Information regarding the educational audit process for pre-registration nursing and midwifery placements, including the audit documentation required.

Social work

Practice Learning Handbook MA 1 and MA 2 (PDF, 739KB)

For students and practice educators. The PL Handbook includes key information about the practice placement experience, the online practice portfolio, assessment, quality assurance, policies and procedures.

Placement concerns guidance and forms

Guidance and procedures for students and practice educators.

Practice Assessment and Record Evaluation (PARE) manual for social work programmes (PDF, 1.2MB)

User guide for students and practice educators.

 

 

Contacts

Contact information for the Practice Learning Unit at Manchester, reporting student sickness and absence, and the University Link Lecturers and Practice Education Facilitators for each learning environment.

Practice Learning Unit

Amanda Biddulph (Nursing Allocations Officer)
Tel: 0161 306 7702
Email: allocations.nursmidwif@manchester.ac.uk

Nicola Moffat (Nursing Allocations Officer)
Tel: 0161 306 7700
Email: allocations.nursmidwif@manchester.ac.uk

Helen Heaton (Midwifery Allocations Officer)
Tel: 0161 306 7810
Email: allocations.nursmidwif@manchester.ac.uk

Jessie Peacock (Assistant Administrator – Audits & Allocations)
Tel: 0161 306 7801
Email: jessica.peacock@manchester.ac.uk

Student sickness and absence

Tel: 0161 306 7807
Email: studentabsence.nursing@manchester.ac.uk

University Link Lecturers (ULLs) and Practice Education Facilitators (PEFs)

You can browse contacts by trust on the ULLs and PEFs page.

Learning environment contact information

Information on contacting learning environments is provided to students via the learning environment contact information page.