Practice Educator

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Build on your knowledge and skills. Learn while you work. Contribute to the development of others as a practice educator.

Overview

This course is an opportunity for qualified social workers to build on their knowledge and skills, while contributing to the development of others by becoming a practice educator.

These qualifications will prepare registered social workers for the role as practice educator for pre-qualifying social work students. It will enable registered social workers to demonstrate that they are working to the requirements of the Practice Educator Professional Standards for Social Work (PEPS).

Course structure

This course is delivered through face-to-face sessions in the Reg Vardy Centre at our Sir Tom Cowie campus. The course will last three months, with four sessions taking place overall.

Candidates must have an allocated Practice Educator Assessor (who must be qualified at Stage 2 or equivalent) and must take a pre-qualifying student on placement during the current academic year. Most candidates take a University of Sunderland student, but this is not compulsory.

Candidates must successfully complete Stage 1 before beginning Stage 2. If a candidate has completed Stage 1 elsewhere, they will need to evidence this before commencing Stage 2. Further advice can be given if needed.

The St Peter’s Library contains over 31,000 books related to business, economics, management, human resources, marketing, strategy and tourism, with many more titles available through the inter-library loan service. We also subscribe to a comprehensive range of print and electronic journals so you can access the most reliable and up-to-date academic and industry articles.
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The Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s is nestled between the River Wear and the sea, just two minutes from the coast, and set in expansive green space on the banks of the river next to the historic St Peter's Church. This provides a picturesque backdrop and a great location for travelling to the beach or the city centre.

The Reg Vardy Centre is a self-contained teaching and learning facility which houses a café as well as a specially designed discussion and breakout area. The building is also home to the University’s Moot Court and features high-spec IT equipment throughout all of its lecture and seminar rooms.

View our AccessAble accessibility guide for the Reg Vardy Centre.
Reg Vardy Centre
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Facilities

This course is taught at the Reg Vardy Centre at the Sir Tom Cowie campus. We also provide facilities that you can use to help enhance your time studying.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

Applicants must be registered social workers with a minimum of 2 years post-qualification.

Contact esf@sunderland.ac.auk for an application form.

Fees and finance

For available funding opportunities please contact esf@sunderland.ac.uk.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

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Contact

For more information on studying this course, contact the ESF team on 0191 515 3361 or email esf@sunderland.ac.uk.

Page last updated: 15 March 2023

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