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 – Connect, Reflect & Learn. Changes in Social Work
📅 Event Details
Date: 7 October 2026 Time: 09:15 – 10:45 AM Location: Online Cost: FREE!
This event is for practice educators, placements supervisors and anyone involved in supporting social work learners in practice.
Join us to explore the key developments shaping social work and practice education, including:
• Social Work England’s proposed reforms
• The refreshed Professional Capabilities Framework
• New readiness-for-practice expectations
• Changes to placements, assessment and quality assurance
• Practical implications for Practice Educators
Connect with colleagues, discuss the changes and identify how we can better support learners and Practice Educators across the Partnership
This event is hosted on Microsoft Teams and the link is embedded into the event once you book on! We look forward to seeing you!
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!
This event was a knowledge exchange and learning event delivered as part of the Connect, Reflect and Learn CPD series on behalf of the Practice Educator Learning Partnership (PELP), for practice educators, supervisors and practitioners interested in practice education. Hosted by the Pan Dorset Teaching Partnership, involving BCP Council, Dorset Council, Wiltshire Council and Bournemouth University, the event focused on developing a toolkit to support social work students and learners through shared tools, activities and good practice. The event included a keynote, participatory group activities, networking, information sharing and workshops, with participants invited to share a practice tool from their own toolkit and vote for their favourite, with prizes awarded to the winners.
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.
