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Interested in becoming an Educational Supervisor 

From June 2025 all Midlands educators for GP programmes will be trained to Educational Supervisor (ES) level, and we will no longer recognise new solely Clinical Supervisors (CS) for GP programmes. Details about the routes to train as an Educational Supervisor can be found on this page.

Recognition as an Educational Supervisor

Anyone interested in becoming an Educational Supervisor in the Midlands must first complete the appropriate training: options for doing so are listed later on this page. You may also want to meet with your local Programme Director to discuss expectations. Having done so, an applicant must:

  1. Complete the online form for those wishing to register as a Midlands Educational Supervisor (note - this will go live at the beginning of June 2025).
  2. You will receive an email confirming receipt of your application. Complete the Multi-professional Educator Approval (M-PEAT) self-assessment form (which will be attached to your email confirmation), and return it to the Associate Dean who will review your application (who will also be copied into your email confirmation).
  3. You will also be required to provide additional documents to the Associate Dean ahead of your formal review, including:
    • A valid Equality and Diversity certificate (or other evidence of completion),
    • A copy/copies of relevant supervisor couse certificates,
    • Your weekly supervisor timetable demonstrating protected time for teaching and supervision,
    • Organisational induction booklet
    • Induction timetable for learners
    • Weekly timetable for learners
  4. Arrange a formal review meeting with the Associate Dean.
  5. After the meeting, the Associate Dean will share their report and, if appropriate, confirm their recommendation to the Midlands Primary & Community Care team to update the GMC register and ePortfolio.

 

Educational Supervisor Training.

  1. PG Certificate in Clinical Education (PG Cert)
    This will remain an option for potential ES who wish to complete it, and those who have an interest or a role within medical education. The PG Cert is run in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University. There are two modules -three days of teaching each module. For each module one day is F2F and two days are teams (with cameras on and participating). As above there will be two cohorts a year with one being January & April and the other being Sept & January. The teaching is delivered by experienced medical educators using a mix of small group and big group teaching.     Read more Information about the PG Cert on our website.     
  2. ES training course
    We are pleased to announce that from January 2025 a third route to becoming an educational supervisor (ES) is now offered. This route runs alongside the PG Cert course but with no assessment required. 
    The ES training course will consist of 5 days in total, split into two modules of 2.5 days each. There will be two cohorts a year with one being January & April and the other being Sept & January. You must be able to attend all the dates. Spaces are limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis, with a waiting list in place.
  3. Clinical Supervisor to Educational Supervisor Conversion Course
    An alternative route to ES is for experienced GP clinical supervisors (CS) to convert to ES. You must have been an active CS for a minimum of three years in a training practice, or five years in a non-training practice to apply. There is a small portfolio of evidence required on applying and a bit of homework post course. 

 

Eligibility to train

To be eligible to apply for any route you must be working a minimum of four clinical sessions in a GP practice, either one which is already a training practice or in one which will support you and become an approved training practice and increase/maintain training capacity.

To register your interest and find out more please contact Julia.Taylor50@nhs.net

Please expect to discuss;

  • Whether or not you are in an existing GP or Foundation training practice this will help us to assess the amount of preparation that you will need to undertake to become an ES/training practice.
  • What CPD activities you have undertaken or plan to undertake to develop your skills as an ES and how these fit in with your PDP.
  • Direct you towards your local GP Training Programme Director team (if you have not already been in contact) - this is to ensure that your local GP Training Programme Director team is aware of your intentions, talk to you about your plans. Their support for your application is essential and they will also consider local need for new ES. They can also invite you to local educators meetings and add you to e-mail circulation list and otherwise begin to get you involved in the world of medical education. (You should begin to attend educator meetings/workshops at least 3 months before you plan to undertake an ES course.
  • Ensuring you have the full support of the wider practice to become an ES/training practice.
    You must be working a minimum of 4 sessions within an already approved learning environment, or one which is seeking approval imminently to be eligible for the course.
  • Possibilities related to you becoming a supervisor of Foundation doctors in GP.
  • (For those wishing to pursue the PG Cert) The time commitment and level of study required to satisfactorily complete the course.

 

Practice approval process for training

From June 2025, all practice approvals will be conducted by the relevant Training Hub, separately to the approval of individual trainers.

Becoming a GP Clinical Supervisor for Foundation Doctor Trainees

If you are interested in clinically supervising Foundation trainees on a placement in GP, and are already an ES you can complete the refresher training to equip you with the skills to undertake supervised learning events and manage the Horus portfolio. 

Hear what it’s like to be a clinical supervisor for a Foundation Doctor.  

Hear what F2 enjoy about their GP placement.

Keeping up to date as an educator. 

Your educator role should form part of your annual appraisal and you should undertake CPD to keep updated and current.  Please ensure you are on the mailing list with your local training programme and the foundation programme (if appropriate) so that you receive information and invites to educator events, including workshops and conferences. Attendance at Annual Review of Competencey & Progression panels (ARCP Panels) is also importent - please contact your local training porgramme for more information. 

Supervisor Refresher Training for existing trainers will continue to be offered online three times a year.  The morning is for GP training and covers workplace-based assessments and the 14Fish portfolio.  The afternoon covers Foundation Training – supervised learning events and the Horus portfolio.

Please see below for details of how to book your chose date via Accent Course Manager.  You must be working a minimum of 4 sessions as an existing ES or CS to be eligible for the course. Please do not share links to the course with other GPs – all attendees must book on via Accent Course Manager to control course numbers and provide some governance.  Attendance certificates can be found on your Accent Course Manager account after completion of your course evaluation. 

Dates
Morning for those supervising those in GP Training, Afternoon for those supervising Foundation (FY2) Doctors:

  • Tues 13 May 2025 
  • Tues 9 Dec 2025
  • Tues 10 Feb 2026

Please do not share links to the course with other GPs – all attendees must book on via Accent Course Manager to control course numbers and provide some governance. 

Attendance certificates can be found on your Accent Course Manager account after completion of your course evaluation.

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