The roles and responsibilities of the Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor

Read through the ‘Standards for student supervision and assessment’ (Part 2) and complete the following:

• Identify the three new roles supporting midwifery students with their practice learning.
• Identify at least four key differences (responsibilities) between each of the three roles.

The NMC website has the following sections which will help you check your knowledge and understanding:

1. Who are practice supervisors and how are they prepared?
2. Who can be a practice supervisor?
3. What is current knowledge and experience?
4. What do practice supervisors do?
5. Who can be a practice assessor?
6. What is meant by ‘A practice assessor for a placement or a series of placements’?
7. What do practice assessors do?
8. What do academic assessors do?