Development plans (*UNDER CONSTRUCTION*)

At times during the student placement and learning they will need some support due to an area of skill, knowledge or ability that is not fully formed or below were expected. This is a normal stage of experiential development and if manged well might not cause any issues with onward progression.

This video explores why students fail based on a medical student:

This video discusses why students fail:

Once an area has been identified the Educator will create a development plan working with the student. The plan should be built around SMART goals.

The following videos discuss how to create a develop plan:

• Action Planning for Students
  
  

An explanation of how to create SMART objectives:

• The Importance of Setting Smart Goals
  
  
• SMART Goals: Examples, Definition & Expert Tips
  
  

Student support models

The following pages offer templates to be used by the supervisor to set up support process for their students:

• Supported improvement plan
  
  
• Professional discussion template
  
  
• Learning log template
  
  

The video below discusses how to design a development plan:

Honest videos about individuals' experiences of failure:

Supporting a failing student

• Failing to Fail nursing students among mentors: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Failing to Fail scale
  
  
• Are mentors failing to fail underperforming student nurses? An integrative literature review
  
  
• What’s the harm in failing to fail?
  
  
• Supporting the failing student
  
  

Free courses in mentor and coaching development from the Open University

• Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
  
  
• Exploring career mentoring and coaching
  
  
• Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers