Assessment supervision for practice modules

The roles of Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor are defined by the Nursing & Midwifery Council and are responsible for supporting and supervising your learning in all practice placement settings. You will have named persons for each of these roles allocated to you.

Practice Supervisor

Practice Supervisors are responsible for contributing to students’ education through monitoring and recording of students’ achievement of learning outcomes and professional values. Their feedback on the students conduct, proficiency and learning will inform decisions about a student’s progression made by the Practice Assessor. Students will work alongside a range of Practice Supervisors throughout their placement experiences.

Practice Assessor

Each student will be assigned a Practice Assessor during each practice learning placement. The Practice Assessor has an overview of the student’s placement progression and works in partnership with Practice Supervisors and other relevant individuals to confirm placement achievement. The Practice Assessor is responsible for assessing the students’ achievement of proficiencies across a Stage (Year) of the programme.

Academic Assessor

The Academic Assessor is a member of academic staff from the Midwifery Education Team who collates and confirms student achievement of proficiencies and programme outcomes. They work in partnership with the Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisors.