Last Updated on 16/10/2024
Introduction
The SIPP assignment involves groups of trainees recording videos of themselves working together on a service development project during their project block, and producing a poster and 500 word summary of the project. This is followed by the group delivering a 30 minute presentation on the project. At the end of the process, each trainee submits a 500 word report summarising their reflections on their contribution to the process.
The SIPP assesses trainees’ individual skills in interacting and working together with others, and in presenting verbal and visual information within group meetings, presentations and documents. It is classed as a live skills assignment, which means that trainees will normally be allowed up to two attempts at passing (first and resubmission).
Domains actively assessed
- Collating information and knowledge (gathering)
- Performance skills (performing)
- Communicating information effectively (communicating)
- Interpersonal skills & collaboration (interacting)
- Responsive to impact and learning from experiences (responding)
Preparing for the assignment
There are several teaching sessions which help orient trainees to the assessment. The first of these specifically focuses on what to expect in the assessment process of the SIPP itself, and also provides trainees with some teaching on key incidental skills, such as production of the poster and presentation.
Following this, trainees will receive teaching sessions on service development, which include the content of the activities undertaken during the recorded parts of the SIPP assignment.
Structure of the assignment
Trainees are allocated to small groups for their project block. Each group is assigned a service improvement issue which will be the focus of their work together. Issues are proposed by representatives from services in the North West and the project block work is supervised by a clinical psychologist within the service.
- Group work sessions
During the project block, each group is required to submit six, 20 minute videos of the trainees working on a series of service development exercises. The videos need to be submitted in a certain order according to a suggested submission schedule.
- Project poster & service development proposal
Prior to the final week of the project block, each group of trainees must produce and submit a digital A0-sized poster which summarises their project work, and a short written executive summary of up to 500 words.
- Presentation day
During the final week of the project block, each group of trainees will attend an event where they will display and answer questions on their poster, give a live 30-minute presentation of their project (which each trainee will present a segment of), and answer questions on this from a SIPP marker and representatives from the service, including the project supervisor(s). This event will last around 90 minutes for each group of trainees.
- Reflections
Following the presentation session, each trainee will submit an individual report of up to 500 words which summarises their reflections on the process of completing the SIPP and their performance in the different tasks, and their learning from the experience.
Process of Assessment
All trainees within each group are assessed by either one or two markers. Markers will assess the submitted videos and rate each trainee individually on the relevant competencies (performing, communicating and interacting competencies). During the presentation exercise further evidence on these competencies is collected through live observation of trainee behaviour throughout the process.
Following the presentation, markers will assess the poster and summary document for competency evidence (gathering and communication competencies), as well as each trainee’s reflective summary (responding competency).
The final rating of competencies will be made on the basis of evidence collected across all of the above.