Why half day release?

Networking and mutual support, peer support, the power of the group process and group identity & identity as part of the training scheme
The power of “Collective Inspiration”
Improving education skills & feedback skills – for educators and GPRs (latter may be in former role e.g. presentation skills). Role of modelling/group feedback/trainer involvement/relationships.
Efficient use of time & resources (e.g. core skills like cervical cytology)
Peer learning:
- can feel safer >>> increase challenge
- share vulnerability
- can improve learning
- emotional intelligence
- (challenge of no. of learners/learning styles/cultures of learning)
Working in groups/skills for future as GPs
- Registrars will be functioning in groups in the future –
- GP work involves teamworking and working well in groups
- Increased self awareness
Value of sharing skills and knowledge
- Wide variety of levels and perceptions
- Sharing uncertainty
- How to put it into practice – rehearsal, trying things out in safe setting
- Groundwork for more challenging work
Establishes prolonged shared learning
- Allows increase in challenge and increase in depth of learning
- (can this work with different facilitators?)
Developing skills as learners
Spin off for scheme:
- We get to know registrars
- Easier feedback and forum for organisational stuff e.g. exam

Co-leadership/number of facilitators	)
	) That’s life -
Small groups/big groups	) use as an
	) opportunity
Mixture of levels ST1 to ST3	)

Opening doors idea – start with content registrars want, which can then lead through to other areas which we know are important
Group forming – make explicit why we do it – very strong value of early group forming events like Fellside and Hawes End
Giving group responsibility for organising one/some half day release session(s)
Retain some flexibility in program e.g. ‘fuzzy time’
Feedback (that is responded to)
Enabling GPRs to see wood for the trees & keep focus – intermittent review of process and content
Have fun!