Before you decide to apply for the course you may find our overview document and course information guide useful. Alternatively, if you have any questions please contact england.intendingtrainers.ne@nhs.net.

We run a GP educators, also known as intending trainers, course twice a year in Spring and Autumn.

The courses are fully funded to attend (resubmission fees apply as outlined in the course information guide). We have provided funded training for the current GP educators as we try to meet the demands of the expansion in numbers of doctors in training in general practice.

We work on the basis that a newly approved GP educator equates to a new post in a practice, unless an educator is leaving or there are other mitigating circumstances.

You can read an overview of the GP educator course. In summary, the course consists of:

- taught content by a course tutor – 6 days in total. View the course dates on our webpage 

- 6 sessions of supervisory training – these dates are to be agreed between you and your supervisory trainer

- self-directed learning – this is separate to the modules dates and you need to plan in time to complete this

- observation at an ARCP panel – you will be sent an option of dates and will need to attend for 1 hour and 30 minutes

- completion of a quality improvement project – this is separate to the modules dates and you need to plan in time to complete this

- completion of a reflective presentation – the completion of this is separate to the modules dates and you need to plan in time to complete this. You will then present this during Day 6 of the course

- successful completion of the course will lead to a trainer appointment panel. You may be required to attend an interview, if so, details will be shared with you

Course checklist and application form

In order to apply for the course, you must: 

- meet eligibility criteria for the course

- ensure you can commit to all the teaching dates

- read in full the course information guide

- complete the application form - please note that each Primary Care Network is linked to a training programme. The applicant will automatically be linked to the relevant training programme as outlined in the North East and North Cumbria Practice list.

- successfully complete, submit and pass 1 pre-course task consisting of a patient consultation recorded session

- complete the checklist to ensure you are all set and ready to go before the first teaching module starts (you do not need to share a copy of this with us)

Course Information guide, overview and useful documents

Further information and guidance can be found in our course information guide.

Useful documents:

- overview of the course

- patient consent form

- consultation log

- self-mark schedule for recorded consultation

- ePortfolio consent form

- lesson plans for teaching

- IT feedback to ST form

- application form – please note that each PCN is linked to a training programme. The applicant will automatically be linked to the relevant training programme as outlined in the North East and North Cumbria Practice list

- trainer standards

Educator training course dates

For details on forthcoming courses, please view our course dates webpage.

Further information

Find out more about becoming an approved learning environment, the educational and clinical supervision and our other resources for educators in the North East on our webpages below:

- become an educator in the North East

- GP educators and supervisors

- become an approved learning environment

- educational and clinical supervision

- Introduction to clinical supervision