Royal College of Surgeons

This course is suitable for: FY1-2; CT1-2; ST3-8, consultants and SAS grades.

This course is designed for anyone involved in the delivery of surgical training, either locally or as a member of faculty on RCS courses.

After attending this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the stages of learning
• Recognise both facilitators and barriers to learning
• Discuss the impact of learning style on teaching and learning
• Describe and use a four step approach to teaching a practical skill
• Describe a model of the learning process (Kolb’s learning cycle)
• Explain the benefits of reflection and identify opportunities to use reflection as a learning tool, plus use a model of reflection to improve your teaching practice
• Differentiate between different types of assessment
• Describe and use a model of effective feedback
• Discuss reasons for, and ways of dealing with, some of the common challenges you might encounter in your work as a trainer

For further information visit the RCS England website Training the Trainers: Developing Teaching Skills — Royal College of Surgeons (rcseng.ac.uk) or email gaynor.capp@nhs.net (Newcastle Surgical Training Centre)