Supporting training

Our clinicians and staff ensure the quality and rigorousness of every exam and assessment for trainee paediatricians. We facilitate groups to generate questions and scenarios and use the Standard Setting Angoff process to review questions one final time after the exam. Here's how we support those who support trainees.

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Educational supervisors (oversee doctors in training)

College Tutors (responsible for postgraduate medical education in NHS Trust)

Examiners and hosts for clinical exams

Assessors for RCPCHStart (assessment at level 3 training)

LETBs (Local Education and Training Boards) and deaneries

Shape of training

We will introduce a new two-level, run through specialty training programme by 2023, ensuring it is flexible, fulfilling and fit-for-purpose.

About our Shape of training plans

Setting standards

Our exam questions go through various quality controls from when they are ‘pulled’ for use in upcoming exams right up to the end when they are graded after an exam.

About setting standards

Our research

We oversee an active programme of research related to paediatric education and training - covering our theory and clinical exams, assessments, recruitment, revalidation and curriculum.

About our research

Curriculum

With a focus on learning outcomes, RCPCH Progress ssets the standard for the skills, knowledge and behaviours that paediatricians need as they progress through training.

Our curriculum