Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 2

Course Content

• Course Details

  Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 2 engages students in the principles and concepts of the enabling of learning of others in services with children, young people, families and carers.

  The fundamental underpinning principle of the Stage 2 module is a commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) that is to further professional personal knowledge and competence and enable that of others:

  • Facilitation of current theories and models of Social Work practice.
  • Utilisation of models of facilitating learning including mentoring, coaching, management and supervision.
  • Ensuring management of time, resources and deadlines.
  • Report writing, observation and assessment skills.
  • Exhibiting enhanced competence in professional practice appropriate to engaging in developing student abilities.
  • Critically reflect upon the assessment process, considering issues of power, oppression and disagreement and how these have influenced your own learning and development.
  • Critically reflect upon your own development as a practice educator and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the application of learning and the transfer of skills, knowledge and values to new situations as a practice educator.

  Please note the modules shown here relate to the academic year 24/25. The modules relating to the academic year 25/26 will be available from June 2025.

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• Entry Requirements
  • Candidates will have a social work qualification, be registered with Social Work England and have a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualifying experience.
  • Candidates must have successfully completed the Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 1 module.
  • Candidates must agree to support and assess a student on a 100-day placement.
  • Candidates must have full responsibility in supervising and assessing the student’s practice over the course of the placement.

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• Fees and Funding

  2024/25 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 24/25 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  • UK – Part Time: £460 plus £325 for the provision of a practice mentor assessor

  For more information about possible funding options, please visit our Fees and Funding pages.

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• FAQs

  How will I be assessed?

  The module is assessed through the completion of a Portfolio of Evidence, which candidates need to collate throughout their teaching assessment period with a current social work student.

  The portfolio includes 2 observations of practice and an academic assignment.

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