2014 Edition

SESSION PLAN
Advanced Peer Educator
Day Two – Session Three
Introducing an assessment task, what next
and evaluation

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Preparation
Course Peer Educator – Advanced Peer Educator

Subject Introduce an assessment task, what next and evaluation

Reference number AP09

Duration 1 x 60 minute session

References AP09 HO01

AP09 HO02
AP09 HO03
AP09 HO04

Training format Classroom based group work, not necessary in the classroom

Training aids Projector and laptop

Flipchart paper
Flipchart pens
Pens
Three chairs
Participant needs Check if participants have any special requirements you should be aware of

Introduction
Welcome/name of To be delivered by an in-date Peer Educator Instructor
trainer
Safety Aspects Consider unit risk assessment and your duty of care to participants

Interest To conclude the weekend and introduce the cadets to the work that they
need to do between now and their advancement board
Objectives By the end of the session cadets will have:
 Received written instructions on what they need to do between now
and their board
 Discussed any questions they may have on this
Evaluated their time on the Peer Educator course.

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Development
Method Introduction
Explain that between now and their boards they have plenty of work to be
getting on with. They will need to demonstrate that they have spent a minimum
of 13 hours working on advanced peer educator. This should include both a
mixture of time spent instructing in the classroom and time working on their
session that they will be delivering at the board.

The instruction session for POC boards

As part of their Petty Officer Cadet board, cadets will need to show that they can
develop and instruct a session. They will need to demonstrate that they can use
the knowledge gained over this weekend. The session that they come up with
will be delivered on the Saturday to Instructors and their peers. They will receive
feedback from both the Instructors and peers and will be required to reflect on
how they think the delivery of their session went.

Hand out the instructions (AP09 –HO01) of what they need to do for their
instruction session and go through it as a group.

Hand out the session plan (AP09 – HO02 and go through as a group.

Explain that they can contact their Unit Training Officers for advice and that the
session plan forms can be sent out via email if required.

Collecting evidence
Before cadets attend their Petty Officer Cadet board they will need to collect at
least 13 hours of evidence. This can be demonstrated through instructing a
session and completing a reflective practice sheet or working on their instruction
session and recording what they’ve done on the journal sheet. (NB make cadets
aware that they may need to spend more than 13 hours getting their instruction
session ready). They will need to bring this evidence with them to the Petty
Officer Cadet board.

Go through the reflective practice sheet (APE09 – HO03) and the journal
(APE09 – HO04) with the group so that they understand what it is they need to
do. (NB they only need to do one or the other, not both)

Evaluation
Place three chairs next to each other in a row. Label one chair “getting on”, the
middle chair “getting by” and the last chair “getting sacked” The “getting on”
chair is the chair that means you are doing fantastically well and you couldn’t get
any better.

The “getting by” chair means you are doing okay but there are some
improvements that could be made.

The “getting sacked” chair means that you are not doing very well at all or
haven’t learned anything at all.

Explain that each cadet will need to come up individually and put themselves on
one of the three chairs depending on how well they think they have done over
the weekend.

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 They will need to explain their reasons for putting themselves there. Once the
cadet has finished explaining their reasons, the rest of the cadets have a chance
to feedback to the cadet in the chair and either move them up or move them
down in some cases.

The aim is for the cadet to reflect on their efforts across the weekend and what
they need to improve on. It’s important that the feedback from the other cadets
is given constructively. This may need to be managed by the instructor.

Conclusion
Conclude the session by answering any questions that cadets may have to
ensure that they feel confident with what they are being asked to do.
Emphasise that cadets must remember to bring the completed paperwork as
discussed today or they will fail the board.

Conclusion
Summarise key points Ensure that participants:
 Understand what their tasks are between now and the board.
 Are aware of what completed documents they will need to bring with
them to the board.

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