Appendix 9.1

Appendix 9.1:

Appendix 9 - DipSW Practice Assessment Panel.
Functions of the PAP.
Appendix 9.2 - Procedures.
Appendix 9.3 - Scheduled Meetings of the PAP.

The functions of the PAP are:

to monitor the quality of delivery of the Direct Practice modules through the reading of all final reports and, through the Chair, to report annually to the Annual Monitoring Review with a view to its effecting changes where these are deemed to be necessary.

to satisfy itself that there is sufficient evidence to support the placement grading recommendation being made to the Programme Assessment Board by each practice teacher in respect of each student, and to provide written feedback to each practice teacher and student on their respective contributions to the Final Report on placement. Where in any instance the PAP considers it necessary to seek additional evidence from the practice teacher(s) and/or the student and/or the tutor, the Panel will thereafter make its own grading recommendation, which will be reported to the Programme Assessment Board alongside that of the practice teacher(s). In such instances the Panel's recommendation may be that:

the student is awarded a pass grade, or

the student be awarded a fail grade, specifying whether this should be a repeatable fail or a non-repeatable fail grade.
to consider any instance that may arise in the course of a Direct Practice module (usually, but not necessarily, as a result of the Interim Review) where the student, the practice teacher or the tutor (or any combination of the three) believes that the student is not likely to be able to achieve the relevant requirements in the appropriate period. In such an instance it may be decided that:

a second opinion practice teacher should work with the student (in addition to, not instead of, the first) with the sole purpose of providing a second opinion on the student's competence( see section 2.3); and/or

the period of direct practice should be extended by a maximum of 4 weeks, in accordance with the relevant Assessment Regulation. (see sections 2.4 and 2.5)

to consider any instance that may arise in the course of a Direct Practice module (after the working agreement has been established) where the placement has broken down, see section 2.2.

to inform the Consortium Office and the Programme Assessment Board of any instances where it considers early termination of assessed practice may be deemed necessary on the grounds that:

the practice of the student is damaging and dangerous to service users and/or colleagues;

and/or

the practice of the student is creating an unacceptable risk for themselves or others.

On receipt of this information, the matter will be referred to the Chair of Professional Suitability Committee to discuss the appropriate course of action, (see Termination of Training, pages 141-146)