1. Level 5 Placement Session 4
Nathan Loynes
Dorothy Haigh

2. d.haigh@leedstrinity.ac.uk
• Dorothy has offered to provide you with
formative feedback regarding both of the
assignments.
• The best way to do this is to email her and
specific questions or any draft work that you
would like comment upon.
• If a lot of you email Dorothy ‘drafts’ the day
before the deadline she will be unable to
comment….

3. Final words: Pre Placement Portfolio
(30%)
• Friday 14th December 4pm
• Paper Copy submission (Not Electronic!)
1. 2 CV’s: An older one, and an Improved one.
With changes clearly marked.
2. A Completed SWOT
3. The reflective account

4. Assignment 2: Placement Report (70%)
• Friday 4th March 2013 4pm
• Paper Copy submission (not electronic!)

6. 1. Introduction (5%)
• In this paragraph you should describe the
nature of the organisation and its aims and
objectives.
• Key Data (OFSTED Report, Annual Report,
Mission Statement, location, links with other
agencies).

7. 2. Implementation of Policy (10%)
Describe one policy of the organisation. For example:
• Customer care
• Health and safety
• Human resources strategy
• Equality and diversity
• Welfare and Safeguarding
• Marketing strategy.
• Comment critically and analytically on how you have seen this policy put into
practice within the workplace. If you have identified any “problems” with the
implementation of the policy, can you suggest how this situation might be
remedied?

8. 3. Placement Performance Review
Report (20%)
• analytical critical evaluation of the
performance review undertaken towards the
end of your placement.
• Make sure that you discuss with your
employer / mentor the need for them to
conduct a performance review with you and
show them the paperwork you are expected
to complete. (There is a proforma on page 7 of
placement handbook: see next 3 slides)

9. Warning: The Review documentation
• The completed paperwork that is generated in
your Placement Performance Review is not
submitted with your assignment!
• However, like the SWOT in assignment 1, it
does provide a good writing plan to enable
you to complete the Placement Performance
Review Report(20%)

10. 3. Placement Performance Review
Report (20%) is largely based upon
this: (It is not submitted!)

11. 3. Professional Development Plan
• As a result of your
review meeting,
complete a list of
actions, which you
and your reviewer
agree will help your
professional
development.

12. 4. The Career Structure (10%)
• Select one job/role within the organisation. Indicate
where the role fits into a career structure.
• Referring to the staffing structure in the organisation
where possible
• Outline the job descriptions,
• Career ladder
• Salaries
• Competencies required for recent graduates to secure
a position and to progress their career and comment
on the action required to achieve goals in this area

13. 5. The Project (25%)
• Write an analytical, critical account of approximately
1000 words on one or more identified tasks that you
have undertaken and for which you have had
responsibility. Outline the contribution the task has
made to the organisation. The task may be one that
has taken up the majority of your time on placement,
e.g. planning a campaign or undertaking a survey, or it
may be a discrete project/assignment which has been
completed in a day, e.g. organising an event or
meeting.

14. Summary:
• Assignment 1: 14 December to the Office
• Volunteering Students to contact Nathan
regarding submission date of Assignment 2 (If
necessary)
• Assignment 2: 01 March to the Office.
• Assignment 2 has five parts of differing word
counts.