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AHP Projects Progressing PrBL Announcements

• November 2025

1. We are delighted to welcome Laura Torrance to the AHP Practice-based Learning PEL team. Laura will work with Rachel Tainsh supporting the PrBL in Local Authority OT, and involving service users in PrBL projects.
2. Guidance documents on project-based PrBL and long arm supervision are in their final stages of development and will be shared soon.
3. Look out for our upcoming CPD sessions (using a coaching approach to support PrBL in December and long arm supervision in January). Further information is available here:https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/77845 

• October 2025

1. We are delighted to welcome Ronnie Smith and Alice Toepritz to the AHP Practice-based learning PEL team. Ronnie's project will focus on student led clinics and Alice is working on AHP student indexing.
2. Key messages from all the projects are available here: AHP Projects Progressing Practice-based Learning Autumn 2025 on Vimeo
3. Read the Autumn 2025 workstream update here: AHP Projects Progressing PrBL: Autumn 2025 Update

• September 2025

          1. Thanks to all who attended and contributed to the Local Authority PrBL event at Edinburgh Napier this month

          2. The new Long Arm Supervision and Project-based PrBL Guidance documents are now with the NHS Education             for Scotland design team

          3. Exciting developments regarding a coaching/mentoring approach in PrBL - more information to follow soon

• July / August 2025                                                                                                                                                                                                       Key messages from the projects can be found in this short video: https://vimeo.com/1108491132                                

   

• June 2025

1.  AHP PrBL Capacity/Models: A literature search has been undertaken re coaching and mentoring and we have been linking with nursing colleagues who have led some work in this area. Aiming to develop and test a coaching/mentoring model to support practice educators to use different PrBL models. Work is ongoing on guidance to support long arm supervision and project-based PrBL

2. AHP PrBL Capability: Local implementation sessions are planned to support the use of the AHP Practice Education Development Framework and a resource pack is available to support the sessions. The national working group is working towards a once for Scotland approach to core learning for practice educator development

3. AHP Quality and Governance: Successful Voices Together Local Authority Occupational Therapy event 05.06.25 - great to share learning and practice

4. General Update: Key messages from each of the projects will be shared in July. 

• May 2025

  AHP projects will continue to focus on developing AHP PrBL capability, building PrBL capacity, and embedding PrBL quality and governance. Further updates will follow.

• April 2025

1. Thank you to everyone who has supported the projects.
2. A 2-page update on the pprojects rojects can be found here: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/82265
3. An infographic sharing information on the 13.03.25 PrBL event can now be accessed here: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/82228 

• March 2025

1. Presentations from the AHP Projects Progressing Practice-based Learning Celebration and Sharing Event 13.03.25 are available in the page sections below
2. Updated AHP PrBL Cancellation Guidance now available: https://newsletters.nes.digital/the-ahp-practice-education-development-framework/ahp-practice-based-learning-cancellation-guidance/
3. Updated peer assisted learning guidance for practice educators now available: https://newsletters.nes.digital/the-ahp-practice-education-development-framework/peer-assisted-learning-pal-guidance-for-ahp-practice-educators/

• January 2025: Access the new long arm supervision podcast series: Long arm supervision: shaping practice-based learning podcast | NHS Education for Scotland

• November 2024: AHP Practice Education Development Framework now launched: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/79203

• October 2024: Read the British Dietetic Association PrBL article: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/79046

The event agenda, key links shared, and presentation recordings from the event can be found below.

Transcripts for the videos can be accessed by clicking on the document with the magnifying glass logo in the video control panel or accessing the word documents below. Captions can be switched on and off by clicking on the cc button in the video control panel.

The event Padlets that captured key messages and discussions from the interactive sessions can be viewed here:

Session A Padlet: bridging-the-gap-between-theory-and-practice-padlet

Session B Padlet: making-connections-and-building-practice-based-learning-prbl-padlet

Monthly projects can be found below. These updates are shared on Turas and via the AHP Practice-based Learning Virtual Community. Further information on the virtual community including how to join can be found here: AHP PrBL Virtual Community Sway