Education & Professional Development team

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 multidisciplinary child health workforce by offering quality educational programmes

For more information or to get involved, contact us on clinicalcourses@rcpch.ac.uk  

Recent content

Course

Safeguarding in the digital world (Level 3) - online

09 March 2026
This one day course looks at both the potential benefits and the potential harms of the online world for children and young people and how paediatricians can best support them to use this environment well. Please note: This is a virtual course, facilitated online via Zoom.
Course

Grand Round webinars 2025-26

07 November 2025
Our fortnightly series of free webinars replicates the 'Grand Round' that takes place in many hospitals, bringing high-quality medical education to paediatricians and child health professionals across the UK. Each 60-minute webinar features expert-led presentations on clinical and professional paedi...