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Practice Education at Kingston University - UCAS

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Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • This course is designed to prepare social workers to teach, support and assess social work students on practice placements.
  • It is aligned with the Post-Qualifying Standards for practice leaders and practice supervisors.
  • In successfully completing this course, you will demonstrate Stages 1 and 2 of the BASW Practice Educator Professional Standard.
About this course Stage 1 of the course prepares you to work with a social work student on their first placement. You will learn to develop a curriculum, manage the placement, support learning, and assess achievement. You will put this into practice through providing a student placement (usually a 70-day placement). In Stage 2, you will provide a placement for a second social work student (usually a 100 day Final placement). If you have significant experience in practice education or have taken an Enabling Others’ Learning (Social Work) course, you may be able join Stage 2 directly. From this PgCert, you may progress to the Advanced Social Work MA, depending on your module choices. Example modules
  • Practice Education, Stage 1
  • Practice Education Stage 2
For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage. Career opportunities Graduates have become specialists in practice education and progressed to teaching, learning and management roles.

Modules

Example modules: Practice Education Stage 1; Practice Education Stage 2. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment method

For both modules trainees are assessed in practice by a Practice Assessor (a Stage 2 qualified Practice Educator) and are required to produce a portfolio of practice evidence including: a Practice Learning Agreement, Induction Programme, Midway and Final Report on the student, examples of a teaching activity, direct observations of the student by the trainee practice educator, direct observations of the trainee by the PA and feedback from the student, tutor and line manager. There are slightly different requirements for the modules that will be explained to you by your course tutors and are described in some detail in the Module Handbooks. In addition both modules require trainees to produce critical analyses of their development as Practice Educators and Professional Development Plans.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

Entry requirements

Applicants must be Social Work England registered social workers who are currently employed in the sector. Applicants for the Stage 1 module must have two years' post-registration experience as a social worker. Direct applicants for the Stage 2 module must have three years' post-registration experience as a social worker. Applicants must be in a position to offer a social work placement in their workplace. They should have the consent of their employer to do this.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £1725 Year 1
Northern Ireland £1725 Year 1
Scotland £1725 Year 1
Wales £1725 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

If the trainee practice educator provides a placement to a Kingston University/St George's, University of London student, part of the fees will be charged against the degree in social work programme, offering a substantial discount.
Practice Education at Kingston University - UCAS