Students want more responsibility in preparing for placements and more communication from their university about placement information, allocation, and requirements. The document recommends that universities improve communication of placement details, support for students and placement providers, and ensure preparation for placement learning includes both practical and emotional elements. Placement providers should also receive support from the university to better enable student learning during placements.

1. " There's Nothing You Won't Know... ...but you can't
know until you get there
educational places - disciplinary spaces
24th June

2. background

3. method

4. findings

5. What is to be done?
• Students want to take responsibility for their own preparation for
placement learning
• University should
 communicate consistent, timely, accurate, relevant placement information
 minimise delays in placement allocation/confirmation but be honest about
unforeseen problems
 ensure web-based information sources are up-to-date and widely- advertised with
clear, jargon and acronym-free information
 provide practical, theory-based, and emotional preparation for placement learning
 support students and placement providers that meets agreed standards - in
preparation for learning, teaching and assessment on placement; in addressing
concerns arising from or during placement learning in a timely way
• Placement providers should be supported by the university to
 enable staff to support student learning: training and updates
 develop comprehensive, focused induction events and materials, appropriate to
the student's stage in the learning programme

6. questions, discussion, points
of interest