Resources
These resources and videos are intended to support mentors both while training and once qualified.
Latest news from the NMC
Recent achievements by the mentorship team
- The Ripple Effect: The Role of Super Mentor Updates in Quality Enhancement (pdf 438Kb)
- The Ripple Effect: Partnerships working to quality enhance mentor updates (pdf 3.6Mb – see page 80)
Practice placement / learning opportunities information
- SNM programme planner 2012-13 (pdf 58Kb)
This is an abridged version for mentors. Students should consult the full planner in studentcentral. - SNM placement / learning opportunities documents – September 2012 (pdf 492Kb)
- Practice liaison lecturer contact details (pdf 201Kb)
- Practice liaison lecturer drop in sessions (pdf 157Kb)
Supporting students in practice
Videos
Grading practice
Introduction
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Reasonable adjustment in practice
Learning impairment
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Challenging situations
Assessing practice
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Learning and assessment in practice
Formative assessment
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Resources
- Disability Discrimination Act guidance for mentors (pdf 204Kb)
- Supporting students with disabilities (pdf 6.4Mb)
- Practice learning context (pdf 185Kb)
- Scotland core curriculum (pdf 951Kb) – this is a useful resource for mentorship programme provision, evidence of achievement of mentor outcomes and contains some useful scenarios
- Andrews et al 2010 paper on the complexities of maintaining and sustaining the NMC Standards 2008 is also useful to consider in relation to local partnership initiatives (view article - pdf 170Kb)
- Mapping evidence to the NMC Standards (pdf 167Kb)
- Full example of mentor portfolio (pdf 304Kb)
Links to NMC website mentorship
- NMC Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in practice 2008 (pdf 359Kb)
- NEW Education Standards for Nursing
- NMC Circular 05/2010 (pdf 45Kb)
Essential links
- NMC 2008 Standards to Support learning and Assessment in practice (pdf 359Kb)
- Additional information to support implementation of NMC Standards (pdf 52Kb)
- Standards for pre-registration nursing education
- Standards for pre-registration midwifery education (pdf 5.6Mb)
- Preceptorship Framework (DH) (pdf 704Kb)
- Flying Start England

