Caring for Children and Young People with Orthopaedic or Spinal Conditions
2025-26 Year of entry
Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA), this 15-credit module will equip learners with the knowledge and understanding to care for children and young people with orthopaedic and spinal conditions.
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Course Overview
The module will promote critical analysis of current research and guidelines which they can implement in their practice to deliver evidence-based care. Critical thinking and sharing of practice between candidates will also be utilised throughout the module to support the development of collaborative practice within orthopaedic care. The module is led by an experienced clinical educator and delivered with specialist, expert members of the multi-disciplinary team who utilise extensive experience to support their teaching.
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 be in the form of a peer presentation and group feedback.
The summative assessment will require learners to deliver a clinical case presentation.
Teaching dates
| Type | Date | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Day 1 | 02/03/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 2 | 09/03/2026 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 3 | 10/03/2026 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 4 | 18/03/2026 | Virtual |
| Teaching Day 5 | 23/03/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Teaching Day 6 | 24/03/2026 | Face-to-Face |
| Assessment Day 1 | 06/05/2026 | Virtual |
| Assessment Day 2 | 07/05/2026 | Virtual |
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.
Learners are only expected to attend one of the available assessment dates.
Entry requirements
To undertake this module, you must hold a current healthcare-specific professional registration and have experience working with paediatric orthopaedic or spinal patients.
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.