Practice Supervisors

Knowledge &Skills Statement Training and Development Matrix

Items in red are developmental activities that could be developed to meet the requirements of the Practice Supervisors Knowledge and Skills. They could also be used in a Practice Endorsement process as evidence of capability. The training courses are from our current offer for CYPS social workers, and corporate courses.

K&S / Learning and Development Activities / Training
1 / Promote and govern excellent practice /
  • Shadowing
  • Private Study/Reading
  • Own Appraisal process
  • Feedback from other professionals
  • Assess Student or NQSW
  • Specialist training events such as Making Research Count
  • Attend Local Practice Groups LSCB
  • Presentation at Progression Panel if relevant
  • Audit of work (Supervision Records, Decision Making, Plans) with developmental feedback
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  • Practice Education Module
  • Managing and Supervising Learners 3 day course (Intro to Practice Education course)
  • Child’s journey to Permanency Workshops

2 / Developing excellent practitioners /
  • Shadowing
  • Private Study/Reading
  • Own Appraisal process 360 feedback
  • Specific activities within your role
  • Feedback from children and families
  • Assess Student or NQSW
  • Attend Local Practice Groups LSCB
  • Audit of Supervision Records with developmental feedback
  • Observation of Supervision
  • Analysis of Appraisals conducted with developmental feedback
/
  • Practice Education Module
  • Managing and Supervising Learners 3 day course
  • Any Systemic Training
  • Local Government Shared Services(LGSS) – Performance Development and Appraisal (PADP) training

3 / Shaping and influencing the practice system /
  • Shadowing
  • Private Study/Reading
  • Specific activities involving taking responsibility within your role
  • Feedback from other professionals
  • Specialist training events - MRC
  • Attend Local Practice Groups LSCB
  • Participate in the LSCB Training Pool
  • Contribute to service improvement and delivery groups
  • Audit of Supervision Records with developmental feedback
  • Analysis of Appraisals conducted with developmental feedback
/
  • Critically Reflective Supervision Course

4 / Effective use of power and authority /
  • Shadowing
  • Private Study
  • Specific activities within your role
  • Specialist training events such as MRC
  • Audit of Professional writing – Assessment, court reports etc. with developmental feedback
/
  • LSCB - Chairing Skills: How to make meetings work
  • LSCB - Managing Staff Working with Risk in Safeguarding
  • LSCB - Safeguarding Implications for Managers
  • Social Care Investigations Training (SCIT)
  • Visually Recorded Investigations (VRI)
  • Cultural Competency
  • Legal courses

5 / Confident analysis and decision-making /
  • Shadowing
  • Private Study
  • Specific activities within your role
  • Understanding Recording standards
  • Local Practice Groups LSCB
  • Minutes of Unit Meetings
  • Audit of Supervision recording with developmental feedback
  • Audit of Case work and recording with developmental feedback
/
  • Systemic Training
  • SCIT
  • VRI

6 / Purposeful and effective social work /
  • Shadowing
  • Private Study/Reading
  • Specific activities within your role
  • Specialist training events
  • Local Practice Groups LSCB
  • Feedback from children and families
  • Feedback from other professionals
  • Audit of case work
/
  • Systemic training
  • LGSS – Develop your coaching skills
  • LSCB – Managing Risk for Practitioners
  • SCIT
  • VRI

7 / Emotionally intelligent practice supervision /
  • Group or Peer supervision
  • Private Study/Reading
  • Specific activities within your role
  • Assessing NQSW or student
  • Specialist training events - MRC
  • Local Practice Groups LSCB
  • Audit of Supervision recording with developmental feedback
  • Observation of Supervision with feedback
/
  • Managing and Supervising Learners 3 day course to prepare for having a student.
  • Critically Reflective Supervision

8 / Performance management and improvement /
  • Mentoring from another manager
  • Understanding Ofsted framework
  • Best practice groups
  • Understanding Complaints process
  • Experience using data management tools
  • Analysis of Appraisals conducted with developmental feedback
  • Audit of Supervision recording with developmental feedback
/
  • LGSS courses – leadership and management such as Leading an Empowered Organisation, Situational Leadership, PADP
  • Preparing for Court and giving evidence
  • Proving your Case in Court.

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