Leadership skills
Part 3 (The Assessment Session):
What does the literature say about assessment? Review key arguments
– review theories describing the assessment process
– why do we assess?
– types of assessment
– issues around validity, reliability, feasibility and discriminatory power
Describe your assessment and identify the rational for your decision
– rational for undertaken this assessment
– please provide direction to your assessment plan e.g. appendix 1
-was your mentee’s assessment successful, if not, was a further learning plan needed?
Explore your feedback from your assessor (both verbal and written)
Introduce a reflective model and critically reflect upon your effectiveness as an assessor
Assessment session must be assessed by a stage 2 mentor, sign off mentor, practice teacher or link lecturer. The assessment observation form MUST be hand signed by your assessor and you
30% of total word count = approx 1200 words
Part 4 (Teaching Session):
What does the literature say about teaching? Review key arguments
– what are some of the relevant educational theories?
– andragogy vs. pedagogy
Explain your teaching session and identify the rational for your decision
– please provide direction to your teaching plan e.g. appendix 2
-was your teaching session successful? If not, was a further learning plan needed?
Explore your feedback from your assessor (both verbal and written in form 4)
Using a reflective model critically reflect upon your effectiveness as a mentor and also on your skills in undertaking the teaching role
The teaching sessions must be assessed by a stage 2 mentor, sign off mentor, practice teacher or link lecturer. The teaching observation form MUST be hand signed by you and your assessor
Identify your personal learning and identify some future developmental needs
20% of word count = 800 words approx
Part 5 (Leadership Skills):
Identify what you have learnt during the mentorship preparation module
Identify how you will develop your leadership role for mentoring within your clinical area
Summarise the challenges that you face in teaching and assessing in practice
Suggest changes that you will make to address the challenges identified in part two
Formulate a developmental action plan for the challenges identified (remember this needs to be (SMART) written in Bloom’s style
Conclude by identifying the value of this module to your development as a mentor
20% of word count = 800 words approx






