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Enhancing Social Care Standards: Key Changes in Practice Educator Professional Standards

On September 27, 2013, significant updates to the Practice Educator Professional Standards were unveiled to improve social care education. These changes focus on ensuring that all practice education is provided by registered social workers, structured in two levels (Stage 1 and Stage 2), and highlight the importance of maintaining professional currency through recent educational responsibilities. The updates also include flexible learning pathways, mandatory direct observation, and enhanced support systems for both practice educators and social work students, aiming to elevate the quality of social care training.

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Enhancing Social Care Standards: Key Changes in Practice Educator Professional Standards

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  1. 27th September 2013 we help to improve social care standards The Practice Educator Professional Standards: Summary of key changes Claire Torkington Skills for Care

  2. Who can practice educate? • Working towards all practice education being undertaken by registered social workers • Two levels - Stage 1 and Stage 2 related to placement level • All off-site PEs should be RSWs and qualified to Stage 2 from Oct. 13

  3. Maintaining currency • Normally need to have taken full responsibility for a social work student in last two years • However, if take full responsibility for one student and one other professional social work learner, assessed against PCF, in three year period, will be considered as having maintained currency • However, those who have active role in coordination, teaching on PE programmes etc. will also be considered to have maintained currency

  4. Other differences • Flexible learning pathways as before – can be in-house or university- based • Change to learning outcomes • Use of QAPL • Mandatory direct observation • Assessors need to be at Stage 2

  5. Other differences contd. • Guided support from Stage 2 PE • Can take full responsibility for SW student whilst ‘in training’ • Practice supervisors recommended to be working towards Stage 1 learning outcomes and be supported by LM and PE • College endorsement is key mechanism for quality assurance

  6. Claire Torkington Area Officer, Skills for Care claire.torkington@skillsforcare.org.uk 01335 372190

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