Lunch and Learn: Understanding Educational Supervision (PC22MAY26)

This Lunch and Learn session is designed for supervisors in primary care who are part of the Community of Practice. It aims to provide valuable insights and encourage peer learning and collaboration.

Target audience: Primary care supervisors, including GPs, AHPs, and others in educational supervision roles.

Mandatory: Allied Health Professional, or Doctor

To develop an understanding of educational supervision in General Practice and how its principles apply across all health professions, enabling supervisors to support learners’ development, performance, and safe clinical practice.

• Describe the core principles and purpose of educational supervision in General Practice.
• Apply supportive strategies—such as feedback, reflection, and personalised learning plans—to promote supervisee growth, capability, and wellbeing.
• Understand how supervision ensures patient safety, professional standards, and effective progression towards independent practice across the wider health workforce.

• Have a clear understanding of educational supervision in GP and its cross-professional relevance within healthcare training.
• Be able to identify struggling or underperforming supervisees and initiate appropriate, supportive interventions.
• Have a clear understanding of using constructive feedback, reflective discussion, and tailored development plans to support supervisee progress.
• Be better equipped to contribute to safe, effective, and high-quality patient care through robust supervisory practice.