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Lectures, workshops and masterclasses on the Diploma programme are known as Learning Sets.
Learning Sets and Masterclass teaching between September 2023 and March 2024
Unless otherwise stated, all PG Dip teaching and assessment will take place in person at the UCL School of Pharmacy 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX. Sessions begin at 2pm and finish no later than 6pm.
Sessions not taking place at SoP are shown in Please refer to the UCL campus map: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/
Student ID cards are required to access all UCL buildings.
Student ID cards are produced by Security Systems, who are based in the Andrew Huxley Building (UCL, Gower St, WC1E 6BT). If you do not have an ID card, please book an appointment via: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/estates/our-services/security-ucl/id-cards-locks-and-keys. Please ensure you use your UCL email address when making a booking. Please bring a physical form of photo identification (e.g. passport or UK driver's license) to your appointment. Copies will not be accepted.
FS1 Induction
September 2023 Intake
- Tuesday 19th September 2023 - 14:00-18:00
- Tuesday 26th September 2023 - 14:00-18:00
- Tuesday 3rd October 2023 - 14:00-18:00
March 2024 Intake
- Tuesday 19th March 2024 - 14:00-18:0
- Thursday 21st March 2024 - 14:00-18:00
- Tuesday 26th March 2024 - 14:00-18:00
- I started FS1 in September 2021 (or earlier) which learning sets/masterclasses should I be accessing?
This will depend on which online learning sets/masterclasses you have already accessed (either in-person, live online or via ‘catch up’) up to now. Firstly, you should ensure you have completed all Moodle activities and watched associated recordings from LS1, CMC2, CMC3, LS4, LS5, CMC6, CMC7,CMC8 and CMC9. If not, please make use of the resources on FS1 Moodle for each of these learning set/masterclasses.
Between now and January 2023, you can either attend the following in-person learning set/ masterclasses for (please make sure you book a place via the Eventbrite links on Moodle):
CMC10 and, CMC11
Or, access the online recordings and associated learning material on Moodle, if you haven’t already done so previously. Additionally, you are required to attend LS12 regardless of whether or not you have accessed the Moodle resources previously (please book onto one of the available dates via the Eventbrite links on Moodle)
- Does my pharmacy department have to give me study leave to complete the learning/attend learning sets/masterclasses?
Your departments have been ‘accredited’ as ‘training centres’ for the programme. Training centres are committed to supporting your learning and development. This includes accommodating programme requirements for you to attend learning sets/masterclasses and assessments. However, due to the unprecedented demands placed on NHS pharmacy services as a result of the pandemic, may be occasions where training centres are not able to permit practitioners to attend a timetabled live session.
Please go through the normal study leave processes at your training centre to obtain approval for attending any teaching or assessment, giving section/line managers as much notice as possible.
- Is learning set/masterclass attendance compulsory?
University courses have minimum attendance requirements, this is usually a minimum of 75% attendance for module teaching in order to be eligible to sit module assessments. These requirements were waived due to the pandemic, these have now been resinstated for all all FS1 practitioners who started the programme since March 2022.
- It is difficult for me to attend in-person teaching, will the learning sets/masterclasses be live-streamed and/or recorded?
We will no longer live-stream in-person teaching sessions. Some UCL teaching rooms do have automatic LectureCast capture, however we do not intend to use these recordings or make them available on Moodle.
Previous recordings of recent online sessions will continue to be available on Moodle. However, these are not a substitute for attending an in-person session and watching a recording will not count towards attendance. Practitioners who miss a learning set/masterclass should plan to attend on an alternative date in the same or following term. Note: the cycle of learning sets and masterclasses are repeated every six months (October to January and April to July).
- What do I do if I can’t attend on learning set date allocated to me, or if I booked on Eventbrite but later find I cannot attend on that date?
Please cancel your booking on eventbrite. Please contact the Teaching and Learning team via sop.professionalcourses@ucl.ac.uk if you are unsure.
FS2 Learning Sets between September 2023 and January 2024
PG Dip FS2 teaching will take place in person at the UCL School of Pharmacy 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX.
Sessions not taking place at SoP are shown in Please refer to the UCL campus map: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/
Student ID cards are required to access all UCL buildings.
Student ID cards are produced by Security Systems, who are based in the Andrew Huxley Building (UCL, Gower St, WC1E 6BT). If you do not have an ID card, please book an appointment via: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/estates/our-services/security-ucl/id-cards-locks-and-keys. Please ensure you use your UCL email address when making a booking. Please bring a physical form of photo identification (e.g. passport or UK driver's license) to your appointment. Copies will not be accepted.
The following tables indicate the date and room locations (where confirmed) of learning sets for each module. Unless otherwise stated, the learning sets are scheduled between 2 and 6pm
Due to room capacity, and to maintain the quality of the learning experience, practitioners are required to use Eventbrite to book on to their chosen date for attending each learning set. This will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Eventbrite links will be posted on FS2 Moodle.
FS2 Induction
September 2023 Intake
- Tuesday 3rd October 2023 - 14:00-18:00
- Thursday 5th October 2023 - 14:00-18:00
- Thursday 12th October 2023 - 14:00-18:00
March 2024 Intake
- Tuesday 26th March 2024 - 14:00-18:00
- Wednesday 27th March 2024 - 14:00-18:00
General Guidance for FS2 Practitioners
- I’ve just started FS2, how should I plan which learning sets to access for the next six months?
FS2 is made up of the longitudinal ‘portfolio’ Clinical and Professional Practice (CPP) module that spans the entire FS2 journey (typically 18 months) plus THREE FS2 task modules (the ‘therapeutic review,’ audit/service evaluation and quality improvement modules) which are each completed over 6 months. Therefore, you should be accessing learning sets from both the CPP module plus the FS2 task module that you have chosen to do in the next six months.
NOTE: because the CPP module spans the whole of your FS2 journey, you DO NOT need to be accessing all the CPP learning sets in the next six months. You should attend the FS2 induction, and then work out with your FS2 or educational supervisor whether or not to access CPP3 or CPP4. Choose whichever one is more likely to align with your job role objectives in the next six months. For example, if you are going to be investigating adverse events and developing medication safety guidance, then the CPP3 (medication safety) would be a good choice. On the other hand, if you are going to be doing work on finance reports, business cases or cost improvement programmes, then choose CPP4 (intro to pharmacy management). You should NOT do CPP5 (intro to clinical leadership) until the end of FS2.
- I am aiming to complete FS2 in one year, which learning sets should I do in the next six months?
If you are just starting FS2 and have support and agreement with your training centre to complete FS2 in 12 months you need to let our admin team know (email: sop.professionalcourses@ucl.ac.uk). You will need to do TWO FS2 task modules in the first six months i.e. ‘therapeutic review’ and ‘audit/service evaluation’ (at the same time as beginning your ‘portfolio’ CPP module). Therefore, you would be accessing the ‘therapeutic review’ and ‘audit’ learning sets plus CPP1 and CPP3 and/or CPP4.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that you do Quality Improvement as the final FS2 task module.
- Does my pharmacy department have to give me study leave to complete the learning/attend live sessions (online or face to face)?
Your departments have been ‘accredited’ as ‘training centres’ for the programme. Training centres are committed to supporting your learning and development. This normally includes accommodating programme requirements for you to attend learning sets and assessments. However, the unprecedented demands placed on NHS pharmacy services as a result of the pandemic have meant that (to date) it has not always been possible for training centres to permit some practitioners to attend every live session.
Please go through the normal study leave processes at your training centre to obtain approval for attending any teaching or assessment, giving section manager/line managers as much notice as possible.
- Is learning set/masterclass attendance compulsory?
University courses have minimum attendance requirements, this is usually a minimum of 75% attendance for module teaching in order to be eligible to sit module assessments. These requirements were waived due to the pandemic, these have now been resinstated for all all FS1 practitioners who started the programme since March 2022.
- I did not manage to attend one of the FS2 task module learning sets, how do I demonstrate ‘engagement with the learning material to an equivalent extent?’
Practitioners who are unable to attend in-person teaching for any FS2 learning set can demonstrate ‘equivalent learning’ by doing the following:
Complete all the pre- and post- learning set activities relating to that learning set
Review a recording of that session
Review relevant reading (from the module reading list)
Write a CPD record of at least 500 words summarising what was learnt and how it will be applied (this should be included in the practitioner’s portfolio)
- It is difficult for me to attend in-person teaching, will the learning sets/masterclasses be live-streamed and/or recorded?
We will no longer live-stream in-person teaching sessions. Some UCL teaching rooms do have automatic LectureCast capture, however we do not intend to use these recordings or make them available on Moodle.
Previous recordings of recent online sessions will continue to be available on Moodle. However, these are not a substitute for attending an in-person session and watching a recording will not count towards attendance. Practitioners who miss a learning set/masterclass should plan to attend on an alternative date in the same or following term. Note: the cycle of learning sets and masterclasses are repeated every six months (October to January and April to July).
- What do I do if I can’t attend on learning set date I booked on Eventbrite?
Please cancel your ticket on Eventbrite. Please contact the admin team via sop.professionalcourses@ucl.ac.uk if you are unsure.
Assessment periods
Please see below the dates for 2023-24 Academic Year
Entry to assessments is dependent on a practitioner meeting the Learning Set Attendance Requirement for that module and achieving a RITA B. RITA submission dates for each assessment period can be found below:
Practitioners should avoid booking leave during all assessment periods. Not being available for assessments for reasons outside of the School of Pharmacy's Extenuating Circumstances policy will result in a practitioner being recorded as having failed to attend and will count as one of their attempts at the module.