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Our latest admissions ceremony for new Fellows, members and award winners was a feast of talent and pride, says Camilla. She also introduces two important annual reports just published, on race equality and on the experiences of trainees and trainers.

The RCPCH President and Vice-President for Training and Assessment comment on the General Medical Council’s National Training Survey summary report for 2021, which shows a rise in levels of burnout across the profession.

After the success of past Academic Trainees Days, with NIHR we have started preparations for hosting the 2021 event. At this event you'll hear from those working in child health research and have opportunities for networking.

How have we worked together with trainees as a College? This summer we celebrate 25 years of RCPCH, and we're looking at five achievements in five areas. This 5x5 looks at how we help trainees.

The General Medical Council (GMC) has approved a set of revisions to some of our current RCPCH Progress sub-specialty syllabi and to the level 3 general paediatrics syllabus, to take effect later this year.

Dr Camilla Kingdon responds to new GMC targets to eliminate disproportionate complaints from employers about ethnic minority doctors and eradicate disadvantage and discrimination in medical education and training.

On 14 May 2021, Health Education England (HEE) reported that it's working with the Department of Health and Social Care, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the General Medical Council and NHS England and Improvement to support training recovery as an urgent priority. A new resource page is available...

The General Medical Council (GMC) has approved an extension to the derogations put in place last year, and these will remain while disruption to training continues. Our VP for Training and Assessment, David Evans, introduces these changes.

We have now submitted our plans for RCPCH Progress+, our vision for the future shape of paediatric training, to the General Medical Council (GMC) for approval. We want to encourage an individualised, creative approach to training, based on capability rather than time. Find out more about our plans.

We hear from Dr Assim Javaid on his new role as the Trainee Representative for Assessment, why he choose to volunteer and the challenges he sees ahead for trainees in adjusting to changes in assessment requirements.