QESP Part 2: Certificate in Educational Supervision

 Who Should Apply

Course Content

  • Mapping the role of an Educational Supervisor - principles, values and practice
  •  Reflective talking and writing within professional development
  •  Giving effective feedback
  •  2 work-based observations of your Educational Supervision sessions by a KSS Education Adviser
  •  Supporting the use of a Learning Portfolio
  •  A voluntary peer work-based observation of your Educational Supervision sessions which is reciprocated.

What are the Criteria for Satisfactory Completion of the course?

Please download the "QESP Characteristics of an Educational Supervisor" document, to find out more about the qualities expected from a successful Educational supervisor.

Where relevant, they have been cross-referenced to the relevant domains of the GMC Standards for postgraduate training, as published in 'The Trainee Doctor', February 2011.

Course Structure

  • A full-day workshop led by a KSS Education Adviser
  • 2 observations of you working as an Educational Supervisor with a trainee – observed by an Education Adviser (one observation will be shortly after the workshop and the second at the end of the process).
  • Voluntary reciprocated Peer observations – participants are paired with another QESP Part 2 Candidate and can arrange to observe their peer and in turn be observed whilst working as an Educational Supervisor with a trainee in a clinical setting.
  •  Collation of a mini portfolio focussing on the practice of Educational Supervision. The portfolio consists of observation notes and short pieces of reflective writing produced after each experience of being observed.

Workstream Lead:

Symon Quy is the KSS Deanery leader on this workstream.

Introductory Workshops

All introductory whole-day workshops are held at:

KSS Deanery, 7 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 2DD

How to book a place

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Further Information

You may also be interested in the QESP information leaflet.

For further information, please contact the Interim Assistant Officer (Accredited Programmes) or telephone 020 7415 3694

QESP Part Two focuses on the principles and practice of supervision, assessment, careers support and supporting trainees in difficulty.  It builds on the learning in part one to apply its principles and practice to the specific setting of educational supervision.

It requires attendance at a workshop followed by a minimum of two visits and one voluntary reciprocated peer observation. This part of the programme was formerly known as the Certificate in Educational Supervision.

The aim of part 2 is to support colleagues who are working as Educational Supervisors within the Foundation and Specialty Training Programmes.

Candidates will need to have successfully completed QESP Part 1: Certificate in Teaching, before enrolling on this course. QESP Part 2 is typically completed within 3 to 4 months and considers a range of key issues within the complex area of Educational Supervision.

You can view/download an outline of the role of Educational Supervisor.