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RCPCH Progress+

Our new two-level, run through specialty training programme is live as of August 2023. Progress+ enables your training to be more flexible and fulfilling. Find the full curriculum and syllabi (for both Progress+ 2023 and Progress 2018), FAQs and resources here.
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Answering your questions

We've filled this page with guidance about the changes, but we know there are many individual circumstances, and invite you to get in touch with us.

Questions? Email us on progress-plus@rcpch.ac.uk
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The curriculum and syllabi

Download the Progress+ curriculum, which outlines the Learning Outcomes and Key Capabilities, and the two syllabi for core and specialty training levels. (Also available are the Progress curriculum and level 3 generic syllabus for trainees CCT'ing by Sep 2024.)
Curriculum and syllabi
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Frequently asked questions

As a current or prospective trainee, or an educational supervisor, we understand you'll have questions about Progress+ is affecting you and your colleagues. Our updated FAQs are from conversations around the UK.
FAQs
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Paediatrician of the Future

This is a resource guide with ideas drawn from examples of current practice across the UK. Some may be straightforward to implement locally and some may be more aspirational, but all are designed to be useful prompts for those responsible for designing training.
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More resources for trainees and trainers

Learning outcomes by domain - poster
Getting neonatal and community experience - guidance
Stepping up to the registrar rota - top tips by members
Impact on sub-specialty recruitment - webinar recording
"From Progress to Progress+" - presentation slides
For educational supervisors: supporting your trainees through the transition - …

11 training principles - insight and case studies from trainees and colleagues

An introduction to the 11 training principles
1: Every patient encounter is a learning opportunity
2: Complex care provides rich learning opportunities
3: Clinical reasoning skills are explicitly taught within training
4: Patients and families are heard
5: A biopsychosocial approach is applied at all times
6: Leadership skills are developed and nurtured
7: Training time and learning opportunities are prioritised
8: Educational supervision is of high quality and provides consistency
9: Morale and job satisfaction are improved
10: Assessment is used as a learning tool
11: Progression and length of training are personalised

11 domains - resources and case studies from trainees and colleagues

Clinical procedures
Communication
Education and training
Health promotion and illness prevention
Leadership and team working
Patient management
Patient safety and quality improvement (covering two domains)
Professional values and behaviours
Research and scholarship
Safeguarding
What the domains mean to children and young people

Preparing for Progress+ - resources to support local workforce planning

Progress+ implementation plan - for clinical directors and leads
Paediatric workforce information maps and evidence library
Physician Associates in Paediatrics
International recruitment - Medical Training Initiative (paediatrics) (MTI(p)
International recruitment - International Paediatric Sponsorship Scheme (IPSS)
Case study - developing integrated care posts in Yorkshire & Humber

News and blogs about Progress+ and paediatric training

More news and blogs about Progress+
A Dr and child
Announcement
24 October 2023

Sub-specialty training applications open – here’s what you need to know

Paediatricians starting their specialty training (from ST5) in 2024-25 may apply for one of 16 sub-specialties from Wednesday 25 October. We have detailed guidance to support trainees through the recruitment process. And this year there’s an update for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nut...
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Blog
13 October 2023

Paediatric training in “Norn Iron”

Dr Christine Sloan is an ST4 in Northern Ireland, where training experiences include "endless opportunities... to fulfill our aspirations".
Dr Camilla Kingdon, RCPCH President
President's blog
6 October 2023

Moments to celebrate and share - President's blog

Camilla talks of the enthusiasm and kindness shared at our Membership ceremony and gives an update from her recent visit to Nepal. She celebrates news about our #ChoosePaediatrics campaign and positive steps in recruitment as well as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work.
ChoosePaediatrics- Steps to your paediatric journey
Blog
25 September 2023

Your journey into paediatrics begins here - preparing for the ST1 interview

Applications for next year's Specialty Training 1 (ST1) posts in paediatrics open in late October, with interviews in early 2024. It's not too soon to start your prep, and our Officer for Recruitment and Trainee Representative for Recruitment have teamed up to give you essential updates and tips.

Background to Progress+

Factsheet on the background and RCPCH plan (updated Mar 2022)
Interview with Dr David Evans, then VP for Education & Training (Sep 2020)
Webinar about implications for service leads (Oct 2020)