The Practice Education Learning Partnership (PELP) is a collaborative framework where educational institutions and practice settings (like workplaces and healthcare facilities) work together to provide practical, hands-on learning experiences for students.
EVENT – Developing your Practice Education Toolkit
📅 Event Details
Date: 8th July 2026 Time: 10am-4pm (9.30-10.00am – registration and arrival) Location: Bournemouth Gateway Building (BGB) Cost: FREE!
We are convening a knowledge exchange and learning event as part of our Connect, Reflect and Learn CPD series on behalf of the Practice Educator Learning Partnership (PELP). This free event is for any practice educators or supervisors supporting social work students and for practitioners interested in being involved in practice education. This event is hosted by the Pan Dorset Teaching Partnership involving BCP Council, Dorset Council, Wiltshire Council and Bournemouth University.
The event theme focuses on looking at how we develop a toolkit to support social work students and learners. We will be considering ways of supporting students and sharing tools and activities we can use to support work-based learning. We want this to be an opportunity to share good practice as well as gain new ideas in how we support social work students in their practice learning! This will be via a keynote, participatory group activities, networking, information sharing and workshops. You will be asked to bring and share a practice tool from your toolkit and there will be prizes for those voted for by participants.
There will be some refreshments provided but please bring your lunch.
If you have any access requirements or any other questions about this event, please contact the organiser Ros Dray (rosdray@bournemouth.ac.uk) to discuss.
On behalf of the Practice Educator Learning Partnership (PELP) and the Pan Dorset and Wiltshire Teaching Partnership we look forward to welcoming you!
SMART Planning CPD Session – SMART in Theory, Smarter in Action
21st May 2026
We are hosting a series of CPD events through the Practice Educator Learning Partnership (PELP). This event was an interactive online session designed to support practice educators to strengthen the quality of planning with learners. It focussed on the practical application of SMART principles and explored why weak or overly broad Professional Development Plan (PDP) objectives can undermine learning and assessment, drawing on real practice examples and moderation feedback.
Practice Educators need to remain current and if a Practice Educator has not had a learner for two years, their PE qualification can be considered lapsed. Therefore, a Practice Educator can maintain currency through completing a Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) portfolio (every two years) in order to stay up current. Once you have completed your portfolio please send it to the appropriate Workforce Development Lead in your organisation. If you think you have or are lapsed, please contact the Workforce Development Lead to discussion how to refresh your PEPS.
Templates for the Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) Portfolio
This document provides detailed instructions for Practice Educators on how to compile and submit their portfolio for PEPS (Practice Educator Professional Standards) renewal.
This template is designed for continuous professional development (CPD) tracking and ensuring that your activities are translated into improved practice and outcomes.
Please Mind Your Language: Constructing Written Feedback – Dr Lou Oliver/Ros Dray
This video explores the vital role of written feedback in professional education, in particular practice learning. With a focus on social work education, it examines how feedback functions not only for correction but as a developmental tool that fosters reflection, growth, and professional judgement. You will be invited to reflect on how your unconscious bias can subtly shape the messages we convey.
Haikus: using poetry to develop critical reflection in social work practice – Dr Lou Oliver/Dr Orlanda Harvey/Kathy/Jasmine
Critical reflection is an integral part of social work education and practice, yet it is widely understood to be hard to learn, teach and assess. We introduced the idea of use of poetry in the form of haikus as a creative way of getting students to engage in critical reflection.
