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Clinic Tutoring Reflective Essay

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I am currently part of the tutoring team on the specialist paediatric osteopathic practice (SPOP) course, which I joined at its inception in 2015. Prior to training as an osteopath, I was a senior lecturer at a leading London arts university, the team I led had an excellent track record of mentoring students, encouraging observation, questioning, and investigation at a pace suited to their individual abilities. This role gave me an understanding of the importance of being flexible in my approach to supporting and mentoring students. Although clinic tutoring is a totally different teaching challenge, I believe my previous educational work has made me a proactive, reflective tutor, able to work effectively as part of a teaching team or confidently solo with groups of students. I have made positive contributions to the development of the SPOP course, for example; suggesting and writing tutorials, I have become adept at adapting or revising these at short notice when the needs of the student or situation required this. …show more content…

I am able to recognise and organise my own knowledge gaps, for example I refreshed and updated my skills by taking the time to observe clinic tutors of varying levels of experience in the general clinic. Witnessing many different styles and approaches, some of which I have explored or put into practice As part of my ongoing development, I started the in-house PG Cert ACE course last autumn which has in addition to reminding me of the uncertainty and vulnerability many students feel. Has already I believe equipped me with a better understanding of how education methods have evolved and how I can be more effective clinic

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