1. Assessment for Year 3 Professional Practice
Information for Students, Line Managers and Professional Practice Tutors
Deadline Friday 25th May 2018

2. Social Policy and Professional Practice Module
Semester 2 module
Provides the assessment for Advanced Professional Practice
Submission is at the End of Term Three
Taught sessions
Three Professional Practice Tutorials
Optional 3-way meeting (particularly if placement has changed)

3. Assessment Portfolio Students Presentation and Viva Portfolio
Non-Portfolio Students
Presentation and Viva (40%)
2,000 word commentary (60%)

4. The portfolio
Student’s presentation in written, journal, scrapbook and/or PowerPoint form (equivalent to 3000 words).
For the submission this should include material setting practice in the social policy context (I recommend a 1000 word essay for this section).
Completed mark sheets for presentation and viva from Line Manager and Professional Practice Tutor. These give space for student’s own reflection on the presentation and viva and response to comments made.
Student’s self-assessment
Line Manager’s assessment
Professional Practice Tutor’s assessment
Main Agency timesheets to date
2nd Alternative Agency timesheet and LM Assessment

5. Presentation
Create a 20 minute presentation demonstrating your personal and professional development through the course and identifying future learning and development needs. This can be in the form of a written piece, scrapbook and/or PowerPoint presentation and should be 3000 words or equivalent.
This will be presented to the PPT and LM in a three-way meeting, followed by a viva, in which the LM and PPT can ask questions relating to the presentation or broader questions relating to your professional development.

6. The Presentation Takes place in a 3-way meeting
Student is responsible for arranging this and any equipment needed
Should last around 20 minutes
20 minutes for questions from PPT and LM (the ‘viva’)
Should be an integrated overview of the student’s professional formation over the duration of their course.

7. Content of the Presentation
growing awareness of professional identity including values, ethical and theological frameworks, boundaries and vocation
synthesise a theoretical and theological underpinning for each of the six competences
demonstrate integrated and contextual approach to professional and personal development and lifelong learning
evidence an appropriate level of professional practice
effective communication, analysis, problem solving, interventions and judgement

8. The Viva Questions from the LM and PPT
Relates to the presentation and/or broader issues around the student’s professional development
Around 20 minutes following the presentation
Can be used to give student opportunity to demonstrate areas not fully covered in presentation
Can be used to evaluate goals set during supervision
Should not be used to raise issues that should have been dealt with in supervision

9. Marking Line Managers complete an assessment form.
PPTs complete a separate assessment form and give an academic grade
Assessment forms should be returned to the student in time for them to submit to College with their portfolio.
This mark is 25% of the final grade.

10. Any Questions