Community of practice
Supervision in education by educators
Definition of Supervision
There are different types of supervision and multiple definitions.
Our approach is informed by reflective or professional supervision, and our working definition (derived from Hawkins and Shohet’s definition) is:
Supervision in education is a non-judgemental, collaborative process where education practitioners are supported to reflect on their values, practice, relationships, the emotional demands of their work and the impact of these and the wider education system on their psychological wellbeing. It can contribute to best practice, effective relationships, enhanced wellbeing, and professional and personal development.
History and rationale
In this 5 minute video Rachel and Jenny explain the origins of the Community of Practice and why they believe it is so important.
Our community of practice has been established to provide a supportive environment for educators who deliver or are developing supervision in education where:
Mission
Values
The core values that underpin our Community of Practice are:
Being a member
Members are able to connect, collaborate and form peer support groups, research partnerships and work delivery partnerships
Members have access to 6 meetings a year to discuss key learning, development and research.
Members have access to the members only area of the webpage, where information from meetings or other sources found by members are shared and discussions are continued.
Members are listed on this website so that they can be recognised as educator supervisors who meet the membership requirements.
There is the opportunity to be a member of the community as an advocate member, this is for those who are not delivering supervision currently but who are in the research, learning and development spaces.
Our Members
Members are listed on the meet our members page of the website so that they can be recognised as educator supervisors who meet the membership requirements. If you are looking to find a supervisor to work with you or your organisation who has an education background, please view the members page and contact them directly via the information they have shared.
The Supervision in Education Network and the Quality Standards Framework
Many of our members are also part of the Supervision in Education Network, currently hosted by St Mary’s University, London. Through the network, some of our members were involved in the development of the Supervision in Education Quality Standards Framework. The framework includes aims and benefits of supervision, quality standards for supervision in education, and knowledge and competences for supervisors in education. The network is for supervisors and advocates from any professional background. We would strongly recommend that CoPSiEbE members join this free network and work in a manner consistent with the Quality Standards Framework. .
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