The following items have been discussed at the most recent SPEG Meeting:
Funding for DBS
Further to reports that students have been applying for hardship funding to support Post Office ID verification costs for DBS checks, queries have been raised within the University with regards to extra funding. The outcome is currently pending.
World of Work Career Centre Updates
Upcoming Events supported by the World of Work Careers Centre this academic year, 2014/15:
| Working in Forensics | Wednesday 11th March 2015 |
Various companies are due to attend the Career Zone. A notice board located outside of the Career Zone will be updated on a weekly basis with further information.
Staff will receive weekly career digests from the World of Work Careers Centre, with workshop and event details.
For more information, contact the World of Work Careers Centre, tel: 0151 231 8099
Fieldwork
Having trouble with placement providers completing appendix 2b? Will you be accompanying the student on their placement?
The ‘fieldwork route’ is available as an alternative ‘placement’ option when placement providers are not willing to sign appendix 2b. Fieldwork paperwork should be completed in addition to appendix 1, 3 and learning agreement. Academic staff must be present with students whilst on Fieldwork; further details can be obtained from the Health and Safety Unit. For further information regarding your options, please contact the Health and Safety Unit, tel: 0151 231 5540
Professional Behaviour
The Faculty are currently looking to develop a Faculty policy and accessible resources to encourage professional behaviour amongst students. Do you already have interventions in place? If so, please contact Jamie Fearn, email J.Fearn@ljmu.ac.uk tel: 0151 231 2349
Positive Feedback
A bit of good news…
In PBS, it was noted that a current student has received a job offer as a result of their placement, And…
As a result of outstanding student interviews, the University of Navarra have agreed to take 3 PBS students on placement this year (one more than usual).
Changes to Placement Learning Code of Practice
Any recommendations/ changes regarding the Code of Practice paperwork should be channelled through Phil Denton and CANNOT be changed locally within schools
For more information, please contact Phil Denton, tel: 0151 231 2035, email: P.Denton@ljmu.ac.uk
Shared Faculty Practice
Two separate incidents have been raised within the School of SPS in relation to non-compliance and inappropriate student behaviour:
Student 1: The student who currently remains on the module has not responded to any of the requirements in order to complete the assessment and cannot fail the module until they have failed the assessment.
Student 2: The provider has refused the student to return and complete their placement due to inappropriate behaviour.
In PBS, they are able to adhere to ‘Fitness to Practice’ conditions with the support of regulations and if a student is pulled from placement, they will not receive the sandwich certificate/ ‘applied’ degree. However, the main concerns for SPS are the lack of formal procedures for dealing with the students’ non engagement before the assessment and the risk of a student appeal as a result.
The Faculty are currently in the process of clarifying procedures regarding non-engaging students.