The theme for this year’s Spring Symposium was ‘Improving Quality Through Education’.

We have collated the presentations from this event, they are available on our events archive page.

Details for the Spring Symposium 2018 are currently being confirmed.  Further information regarding the programme will follow once these dates have been set.

The theme for last year’s Autumn Seminar was ‘Working Together to Shape the Future’.

We have collated the presentations from this event, they are available on our events archive page.

Details for the Autumn Seminar 2017 are currently being confirmed.  Further information regarding the programme will follow once these dates have been set.

Associate Trainer to Trainer Conversion Course

18 & 19 October - 8 & 9 November - 29 & 30 November 2017 

Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambs, CB21 5XB

Facilitated by Dr Keith Cockburn

This is a six day course and attendance at all six sessions is mandatory. This course is aimed at GPs or GP Associate Trainers who wish to become a full GP Trainers and educational supervisor for GP Speciality Training.  Further details can be found on our flyer.

Places will be allocated on a 'first come first serve basis' following receipt of both the application form and the cheque as payment.  Your application form will then be reviewed by Dr Keith Cockburn to ensure that you meet all of the course requirements.   Once the application has been reviewed, the GP School will contact you to advise on the outcome.  Once places have been confirmed, the payment will be processed.

Please arrange for your application form and payment to be sent for the attention of The GP School to the advised address on the booking form. 

Places will not be confirmed until a cheque has been received.  

Please contact the GP School Administrator if you wish to be added to the waiting list for the next course.

Associate Trainer Course 2017

Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambs, CB21 5XB

Facilitated by Dr Keith Cockburn

In order to accommodate for the high level of interest in this course we will be hosting THREE courses this year.  This is a three day course and attendance at all three days is mandatory.  Between day 2 and day 3 you will be expected to attend Action Learning Sets which will be set up on day 2.  Please see the course details listed below:

Course A - 5 April, 7 April and 11 October 2017 - ***NOW FULLY BOOKED***

Course B - 17 May, 19 May and 1 November 2017 - ***NOW FULLY BOOKED***

Course C - 4 October, 6 October 2017 and 18 April 2018 - ***NOW FULLY BOOKED***

To be considered for approval as an AT you are required to do each of the following:

          a) Attend an approved AT course or equivalent e.g. the Out of Hours Clinical Supervisors (OOHCS) course with the additional ‘OOHCS to AT’ one day course.

          b) Submit a written account of reflections on a minimum of 10 hours of your teaching. This can be one-to-one or group teaching. The teaching can, within reason, be to anyone and on anything!

          c) Submit evidence of attending a minimum of 10 hours spent in peer review of teaching which could include:

               i) A self-directed group of prospective ATs

               ii) The local trainers or associate trainers workshop.

               iii) Attending meetings or conferences about education e.g. the local Health Education Autumn or Spring Symposium (in either of these examples a full days attendance will count as 6 hours).

Please contact the GP School Administrator if you wish to be added to the waiting list for the 2018 courses.

Details for the OOH Clinical Supervisor to Associate Trainer Conversion Course are not currently available.  These will be updated in due course.

Please contact the GP School Administrator if you wish to be added to the course waiting list.

OOH Clinical Supervisor Course

8 & 9 November 2017

Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambs, CB21 5XB

Facilitated by Dr John Kedward

This is a two day course and attendance at both days is a requirement for completion of the course.  

This course is suitable for GP and nurse educators who wish to supervise GP trainees when they are working out of hours of an approved OOH GP Service Provider.  Attendance at this course would not be appropriate for thosr who are already approved as a GP Trainer or Associate Trainer.

The approval process involves an application form and an interview. Although the OOH CS to AT course will prepare for your application, approval is not included in the day.​

Please see the flyer and booking form for both course attached here for your information.  

Please arrange for your booking form and payment to be sent for the attention of The GP School to the advised address on the booking form. 

Places will not be confirmed until a cheque has been received.

Please contact the GP School Administrator if you have any queries.