Useful Tools

SCOT Analysis: A reflective framework that helps you identify your strengths, challenges, opportunities, and threats to support clearer self‑awareness and development planning. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/88105

Two stars and a wish:  A simple daily reflective tool that uses two positives and one area for growth to support ongoing learning during placement. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/88106

Gibbs Reflective Cycle: A structured reflective model that guides learners through describing an experience, analysing it, and planning actions using Gibbs’ six‑stage cycle. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/88107

Supervision record: A structured weekly supervision template that supports learners to reflect on progress, identify next steps, and agree actions with their Practice Educator. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/88108

Checklist LAS: A practical checklist that guides supervisors through setting up a Microsoft Teams channel for LAS placements, including file organisation, private student spaces, shared calendars, OneNote and Whiteboard tools. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/88109

Guide for LAS Student Placements: A quick‑reference checklist offering guidance for common scenarios in LAS placements, including illness, supervisor absence, planned leave, safety procedures and key contacts. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/88110

Learning tracker: A simple tool for regularly logging learning activities, linking them to outcomes, reflecting on progress, and identifying next steps. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/88111

Task delegation matrix: A placement tool that clarifies which tasks a student can complete independently, with supervision, or not at all, supporting safe delegation and progressive autonomy. https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/88112