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CPD Courses / Online course

Teaching Skills for Doctors

Introduction

Teaching experience is on most NHS person specifications. Show you can teach well, not just that you have taught.

  • Learn the teaching methods interviewers recognise: one-minute preceptor, Peyton's four steps, Pendleton and Ask–Tell–Ask
  • Leave with a downloadable session plan you can deliver and add to your portfolio
  • A verifiable certificate for the teaching section of your CV and Trac application
Length
75 min
Slides
29
Quiz
15 questions
Pass mark
12/15
Studying
Free
Certificate
£5

Your progress is saved on this device. You only pay if you pass the quiz and want the certificate.

Medical students practising clinical skills on a manikin in a hospital bed
On your CV — Teaching
Teaching Skills for Doctors — online CPD course, CareerPro UK (75 min). Certificate of completion, October 2026; verifiable online, ID CP-XXXXXXXX.
Prepares you for questions like
“Tell us about your teaching experience. How do you know your teaching was effective?”

An interactive course that turns you into a confident clinical teacher. Learn how adults learn, write sharp learning objectives, plan a session with set–dialogue–closure, teach small groups, large groups, at the bedside (one-minute preceptor, SNAPPS) and practical skills (Peyton's four steps), run simulation debriefs, give feedback that changes behaviour, assess learners and evaluate your teaching. Includes quick checks, reveal-the-answer exercises, ordering tasks and a session plan you build as you go and download at the end — plus how to evidence teaching in your CV, Trac application and interviews.

What you'll learn

  • Explain key principles of adult and experiential learning and use them in your teaching
  • Write clear, measurable learning objectives
  • Plan a session using set, dialogue and closure — and download your own plan
  • Teach effectively in small groups, large groups, at the bedside and in practical skills
  • Lead a structured simulation debrief
  • Give feedback that is specific, timely and leads to action
  • Use workplace-based assessments and evaluate your teaching
  • Build evidence of teaching for your portfolio, CV, Trac application and interviews

Course outline

  1. Foundations: how doctors learn
  2. Planning a teaching session
  3. Teaching in different settings
  4. Feedback that changes practice
  5. Assessment and evaluation
  6. Becoming a recognised teacher
Before you start

This is an independent online course on teaching skills, written in our own words from established medical education theory and UK frameworks such as the Academy of Medical Educators' Professional Standards. It is not accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators, the GMC, a Royal College or a university, and it does not replace a formal teaching qualification or your trust's educational supervisor training. The interactive exercises and your teaching plan are saved only on this device.

CareerPro UK is an independent education provider. Our courses are not produced, endorsed, approved or accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC), the NHS, NICE, any Royal College or any other official body, and we are not affiliated with them. Courses are study guides written in our own words from publicly available guidance. They do not replace the official guidance, which can change — always check the current version (e.g. at gmc-uk.org and nice.org.uk). They are not legal or professional advice: for a specific situation, follow your employer's policies and speak to your seniors or your medical defence organisation.

Content last reviewed: October 2026.