Caring for Children and Young People with Acute Neuroscience and Craniofacial Conditions
2025-26 Year of entry
Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA), this 15-credit module aims to create practitioners with in-depth knowledge and improved competence in the management of the acute deterioration of children and young people with acute neuroscience and craniofacial conditions.
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Course Overview
Practitioners will develop their clinical expertise by studying current research and evidence-based practice in common neuroscience and craniofacial conditions. This will ensure effective provision and clinical skills are supported by the evidence-base and in line with professional boundaries to ensure highly skilled practice, improving outcomes for children and young people.
This module can be taken as standalone Continuing Professional Development (CPD), or as part of a Master’s of Science (MSc), Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) or Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice. See our MSc Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice page for more information about these programmes. If you wish to discuss how this module could fit into one of our programmes, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.
Learners considering a programme will need to attend a pre-entry meeting with the programme leader to review the requirements and expectations of the programme. To set up a programme planning meeting, please contact the Academic Programmes Team at the GOSH Learning Academy: academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.
Teaching
Active learning will allow students to learn via collaboration, cooperation, and peer-based learning. Activities may include interactive lectures, clinical skills demonstration and supervised practice, small group activities, case-based discussions, workshops, practice simulations and tutorials.
Synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching activities are delivered via a combination of study days and digital strategies at local sites or online using the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Clinical skills development and simulation are delivered in fully equipped, state of the art skills labs using a range of low and high-fidelity learning modalities.
Assessment
The formative assessment will take the form of a peer reviewed presentation.
The summative assessment will require learners to deliver a clinical case presentation.
Teaching dates
| Type | Date | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Day 1 | 16/03/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 2 | 23/03/2026 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 3 | 31/03/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 4 | 13/04/2026 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 5 | 20/04/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 6 | 27/04/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Assessment Day 1 | 25/05/2026 | Face-to-Face |
Teaching will take place over a whole day. Face-to-Face teaching will take place either on or around the Great Ormond Street Hospital campus or at the Middlesex University West Stand at StoneX stadium. Exact locations for teaching days will be advised closer to the start date.
Entry requirements
To undertake this module, you must hold a current healthcare-specific professional registration and have at least one years’ experience working in a paediatric neuroscience or craniofacial setting.
How to apply
Applications will close two weeks before the module start date. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they have arranged the necessary study leave to attend the module.
Candidates whose fees are being paid by their organisation will need to obtain a letter of sponsorship from their organisation and upload this as part of the application. You will not be able to save your application form once you begin, so please have the letter of sponsorship ready. You may wish to use this template: GOSH SPONSOR LETTER PDF.
If you have any questions about the module, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.
Fees and funding
The fees below refer to the 2025/26 academic year unless otherwise stated.
Part-time learners: £67 per credit*
*Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part time study are shown here as a guide.
Learners who withdraw on or after the start date of the module will be liable for the full tuition fees.
If you have any questions about the module, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.