The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning: Announcements https://journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/JPTS <span style="font-style: italic;">The Journal </span>covers all aspects of practice teaching ('field education') in workplace settings in health, nursing, social work and social care and related fields. It also considers the changing policy context. Material is <span style="font-style: italic;">practically relevant </span> to what trainers, managers and workers actually do. A main theme is the effectiveness of training and education as preparation for work. en-US Reminder: 7th Groupwork Student Essay Competition closes on May 6th 2025 https://journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/JPTS/announcement/view/59 <p>Reminder that this essay competition closes soonhttps:</p> <p>//www.whitingbirch.net/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=ip001</p> <p>Student groupworkers are invited to submit an essay or paper on any aspect of their practice of groupwork. Any student on a first degree or masters program, or those graduating in 2024 or 2025, may submit an essay or paper (maximum 5,000 words) for the prize. Full details are available at:<br>https://www.whitingbirch.net/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=ip001<br>Clsoing date for submissions is May 6th 2025.<br>Contact enquiries@whitingbirch.net with any questions.</p> <p>Please pass this announcement on to colleagues who are involved in teaching or studying groupwork.</p> The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning 2025-01-26 We're moving to Bluesky https://journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/JPTS/announcement/view/57 <blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;Our main social media channel will be Bluesky from now on. &nbsp;You can follow the latest news about our journals, books and seminars at&nbsp;@whitingbirch.bsky.social</blockquote> <blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Please follow us and share our posts.<br><br></blockquote> The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning 2025-01-22