1. To Grade or Not to Grade Practice? SHONA MONTGOMERY MARGARET MORAN Mentorship in Practice Study Day 2015

2. Nursing Midwifery Council

3. THEORY Verses PRACTICE

4. Sign Off Mentor Assessment  Review Previous Practice Assessment Documentation  Initial Assessment  Midpoint Assessment  Final Assessment  Grade Competency Criteria

5. Grading Tool Elements Excellent 100-70 Very Good 69-60 Good 59-50 Pass 49-40 Fail 39-0 1.Application of knowledge and evidence. 1.Decision making and reflection 1.Developing the individual in practice 1.Professional and ethical practice Sum of marks from each element = Divide the total marks above by four = Total marks Overall mark for the placement

6. Reviewed grading tool Overall JudgementDomain criteriaAvailable Score Actual ScoreCalculating overall score Excellent (merit) 100-65% Has developed full awareness of the importance of research and evidence that informs practice 0-9 Excellent care and clinical skills achieved at level 7, at all times with exceptionally effective practice 0-9 Fully appreciates the need for life long teaching and learning for themselves and others 0-9 Consistently displays an excellent awareness of professional practice and is fully aware of the ethical issues within midwifery practice 0-8 Pass 64-40% Demonstrates some awareness of the research that informs practice 0-6 Good care and clinical skills achieved at level 7, with good effective practice 0-6 Has an appreciation of the need for life long teaching and learning for herself and others 0-6 At times displays professional practice and is aware of the ethical issues within midwifery and midwifery practice 0-6 Fail 39-0% Does not demonstrate awareness of the research that informs practice 0-10 Care and clinical skills not achieved at level 70-10 Is not aware of the need for life long teaching and learning0-10 Displays minimal understanding of professional practice and does not indicate awareness of the ethical issues within midwifery 0-9

8. Life as a student  Workload balance  Clinical placement, the reality !  Mentorship  Stepping up an academic level each year  Academic/Clinical Placement Award

9. Any questions?