We develop and deliver the education and professional development portfolio to support and benefit paediatricians and child health professionals.
This includes a range of face-to-face and online education programmes, support tools, guidance and advice on careers, revalidation and continuing professional development (CPD), and processing CPD approvals and endorsement of external programmes. We are responsible for the development of international education activity.
Our aims:
- Provide a quality portfolio that meets the needs of the workforce, is educationally robust, value for money and positively impacts on practice fit with the college's strategic aims
- Set the standards for excellent training and lifelong education of paediatricians in the UK and overseas, including career advice and support for members at all levels, from trainee to consultant
- Facilitate the development of a knowledgeable and competent multi-disciplinary child health workforce by offering quality educational programmes
For more information or to get involved, contact us on education.provision@rcpch.ac.uk.
Recent content
Course
Effective Educational Supervision - Online
20 October 2022
This online course meets the General Medical Council’s requirements for educational supervisors. It explores the fundamentals of educational supervision and provides essential updates on the RCPCH Progress Curriculum and RCPCH assessments.
Course
Effective Educational Supervision - online
15 November 2022
This online course meets the General Medical Council’s requirements for educational supervisors. It explores the fundamentals of educational supervision and provides essential updates on the RCPCH Progress Curriculum and RCPCH assessments.
News
Our learning platform is changing: what users need to do
9 May 2022
RCPCH Learning will be our new learning management system, replacing RCPCH Compass later this summer. The improved user experience will allow you to easily access all of our learning resources, including online learning, webinars and educational podcasts.
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RCPCH Learning to replace RCPCH Compass – frequently asked questions
Our learning platform is changing. Later this summer, we will launch RCPCH Learning, bringing together all our learning resources, including online learnings, webinars and podcasts, as well as course materials for delegates. RCPCH Compass, our current learning platform, will be discontinued as of 31...
Course
How to Manage: Common Dermatological Problems (online)
19 September 2022
This is a one-day, online course focusing on the common dermatological disorders encountered by clinicians involved in the care of children.
Course
Effective Educational Supervision - online
12 September 2022
This online course meets the General Medical Council’s requirements for educational supervisors. It explores the fundamentals of educational supervision and provides essential updates on the RCPCH Progress Curriculum and RCPCH assessments.
Course
How to Manage: Paediatric Sepsis (online)
07 July 2022
This one-day online course explores how to recognise and effectively manage life-threatening sepsis.
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Educational webinar archive
We run short, free and accessible educational updates for health professionals on topics ranging from clinical conditions to service design. The following list of webinars is presented with the most recent recording first.
Course
How to Manage: Eating disorders - Online
20 June 2022
Eating disorders are classified as mental health disorders which can result in serious and life-threatening short and long-term medical consequences and are increasingly common in day to day paediatric practice. This course will help delegates develop an approach to the management of children and yo...
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Pill swallowing in children podcasts
How can we as paediatric health professionals support children and young people to swallow pills? In this series of educational podcasts, produced with Kidzmed, Dr Emma Lim chats with colleagues at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle to explore what's gone well and what they can learn.....