Shape of training / Progress+

We're busy preparing for the rollout of our updated paediatric training curriulum, Progress+, which goes live from summer 2023. Trainees have been asking us how this affects them, so we've produced a quick guide outlining the changes based on your current training level.

Our new two-level specialty training programme goes live from summer 2023. RCPCH Progress+ builds on our Progress curriculm, meeting the needs of tomorrow's trainees. Over the next year, we'll take each of our 11 new training principles and share trainees' personal experiences, case studies and teac...

Trusts, deaneries and teams around the country are preparing for RCPCH Progress+, a step up for our curriculum in response to 'Shape of training' due for launch in 2023. We recommend five good practice areas, and these maps show which College regions are starting to embed these.

Our Vice President of Training & Assessment, Cathryn Chadwick, introduces our new training programme, now due to roll out from 2023, which will be outcomes-based, flexible and fit for the needs of our children and young people.

RCPCH Progress+ is our vision for the future shape of paediatric training, and it has now been approved by the General Medical Council (GMC), for implementation in August/September 2023.

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.

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.

What should be expected as the national standard for future training, and how do we respond to changing healthcare? Dr Emma Dyer, a trainee paediatrician working in London, introduces our new, collaborative document, which draws on wide experiences to present 11 new training principles and how these...

As part of our Shape of training programme, we asked thousands of children and young people what knowledge, skills and attitude the paediatrician of the future needs. The top themes? Being respectful, kind and friendly, being listened to and understood, having good communication focused on age and n...