The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) published Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment in May 2018 which introduced three new roles: practice supervisor, practice assessor, and academic assessor. These roles support the learning, supervision, and assessment of student nurses and student nursing associates in practice and these standards, which apply to all NMC approved pre and post registration programmes, came into effect in 2019, for further information access this link: Standards for student supervision and assessment
The Pan London Practice Learning Group (PLPLG) has been established for over 15 years. The PLPLG represents 14 Approved Education Institutions across London with our partner University, Middlesex, being one of them. They develop, support, monitor, and evaluate a standardised London-wide approach to practice learning and assessment for a range of learners on pre-registration nursing programmes. They aim to reduce variation in practice learning to create excellence across all 14 Approved Education institutions. This partnership with PLPG and Middlesex University forms part of our approval from the NMC to assess student nurses and student nursing associates in practice on the island, and is, therefore, what we must follow. To read further access this link: Pan London practice learning group
This page aims to provide an overview of the roles of Practice Assessor, Practice Supervisor, and, Academic Assessor, and how they work together to ensure practice supervision and assessment meet the NMC (2019) Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment.
This material has been co-produced between our partner University, Middlesex, and the Committee for Health and Social Care (HSC) alongside information from the NMC and PLPG websites