1. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Midwifery Curriculum Design; A Values Based Assessment Tool for Midwife Mentors to Grade Clinical Practice Presenter- Maria A Pearson University of Nottingham Tuesday, June 28, 20161

2. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Aim The aim of the presentation is to share the development of a Values Based Assessment Tool to support mentors in practice grading student midwives’ ‘hands-on’ clinical practice. Tuesday, June 28, 20162

3. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Objectives of the presentation -Discuss the context and rationale for grading in practice -Describe the development and implementation of a Values Based Assessment Tool Tuesday, June 28, 20163

4. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Background: -Regulatory standard (Nursing Midwifery Council [NMC], 2009) -Revalidation of the midwifery curriculum -High profile report (Francis Report [2013]) -National Health Service (NHS) core values (2012) Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code (2015) Tuesday, June 28, 20164

5. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Literary discourse -Imbalance for grading and against -Grade inflation -Grading tool design ( Chenery-Morris, 2010, Gray and Donaldson, 2009). Tuesday, June 28, 20165

6. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Literary discourse-Marking -Sign-off midwifery mentors versus midwifery lecturers -Fail-to- fail (Duffy, 2003 Gainsbury, 2010) -The NMC (2009) unclear what to grade? -How much should count towards the academic grade? Tuesday, June 28, 20166

7. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Development -Values of the National Health Service (Department of Health, 2012) -Six C’s - Assessment tool-Rubric (Isaacson and Stacy,2009) -Consultation event, stakeholders, students and service users -Pilot student and sign-off mentor Tuesday, June 28, 20167

8. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Development -Reliability (similar results on separate occasions/or if assessed by different mentor) -Validity measure what it is designed to measure (Walsh,2014) Tuesday, June 28, 20168

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11. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Implementation -PebblePad -Sign-off mentor/Midwife Lecturer -Labour/antenatal postnatal care Tuesday, June 28, 201611

12. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 Pass -40% or above (Values Based Assessment Tool) -ALL NMC competencies -Satisfactory professional conduct -Medicines management Tuesday, June 28, 201612

13. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 References Chenery-Morris S. (2010) Grading midwifery practice: a discourse analysis. Evidence Based Midwifery. 8 (4) pp-122-7. Department of Health (2012) Compassion in Practice-Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff Our Vision Our Strategy. London: Department of Health. Available at: http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/compassion-in- practice.pdf Date of access (27/03/16) Duffy, K. (2003) Failing students: a qualitative study of factors that influence the decisions regarding assessment of students’ competence in practice. Available at: http://www.nm.stir.ac.uk/documents/failing-students-kathleen-duffy.pdf Date of access (29/03/16) Tuesday, June 28, 201613

14. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 References Francis, R. (2013) The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry. Available at: http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/ Date of access (29/03/16). Gainsbury, S. (2010) Mentors passing despite doubts over ability. Nursing Times. 106 (16) pp-1-2. Gray, M, Donaldson, J,H. (2009) Exploring the issues of grading in practice: literature review. Edinburgh. Edinburgh Napier University. Tuesday, June 28, 201614

15. NAPE 2016 MAP V1 References Isaacson, J,J, Stacy, A,S. (2009) Rubrics for clinical evaluation: objectifying the subjective experience. Nurse Education in Practice 9 (2) p- 134-140. Nursing Midwifery Council (2009) Standards for pre-registration midwifery education. NMC: London. Nursing Midwifery Council (2015) The Code. NMC: London. Walsh, D. (2014) The Nurse Mentor’s Handbook. Supporting Students in Clinical Practice. Second Edition. England. McGraw Hill Education. Open University Press. Tuesday, June 28, 201615