Evidencing Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSB’s) - Templates for Portfolio - Level 7 Apprentice Practice Portfolio

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Portfolio templates for Manchester Metropolitan University’s Social Care and Social Work Department (Social Work Degree Apprenticeship). The pack supports evidencing Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSB’s) through three direct observation templates, five structured reflections, and required service-user feedback from people with lived experience, plus a final mentor report and EPA Gateway sign-off. Includes guidance on anonymising personally identifiable information, using pseudonyms or random initials, removing blue guidance notes before submission, and mapping all entries to required KSB’s and SWE Professional Standards.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPaper Templates

FormatDOCX

Pages38

Reading Time13 min

AccessFree to download

Apprenticeship Timeline for Practice Learning

Reflection Templates

Reflection 1 Template – Shadowing Experience

Reflection 2 Template – Applying Legal Knowledge

Reflection 3 Template – Working With Conflict

Reflection 4 Template – Assessment Skills

Reflection 5 Template – Multi-agency Working

Direct Observation Templates

Direct Observation 1 Template

Direct Observation 2 Template

Direct Observation 3 Template

Summative and Assessment Sections

Summative reflection on feedback from People with Lived Experience

Mentor final Report

Practice Learning Evaluation Form – Apprentice

Practice Learning Evaluation Form - Mentor

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY of HEALTH AND EDUCATION Department of Social Care and Social Work Evidencing Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSB’s) – Templates for portfolio In order to maintain the confidentiality of the people you work with, you must anonymise any personally identifiable information about people you work with, including professionals. It is helpful to include a statement at the start of your submission explaining how you have anonymised your work such as: “with regard to people with lived experience and their family I have preserved their anonymity by the use of Pseudonyms or random initials”. You can change the name of any people discussed and should not explicitly refer to the team or location of a service or organisation to ensure details of the people you discuss in your work are not recognisable to others. Contents 3 Apprenticeship Timeline for Practice Learning 4 Reflection 1 Template – Shadowing Experience 6 Direct Observation 1 Template 12 Reflection 2 Template – Applying Legal Knowledge 14 Direct Observation 2 Template 20 Reflection 3 Template – Working With Conflict 22 Reflection 4 Template – Assessment Skills 24 Reflection 5 Template – Multi-agency Working 26 Direct Observation 3 Template 32 Summative reflection on feedback from People with Lived Experience 34 Mentor final Report 35 Practice Learning Evaluation Form – Apprentice 37 Practice Learning Evaluation Form - Mentor Purpose of the Portfolio Key learning across the Social Work Degree Apprenticeship Programme takes place within University Modules, the work place alongside students own reading and study. As part of the Social Work Degree Apprenticeship, it is expected that students will produce a portfolio to evidence the development of their practice across the programme. The purpose of the portfolio is to assess the student’s capability to become a qualified social worker. The portfolio will contain evidence which determines whether the student has acquired the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for qualified social work practice. The portfolio brings together samples of practice work that best demonstrates their achievements. As portfolios often contain multiple samples of work, they enable students to provide a more in-depth and authentic representation of their achievements. Practice which takes place in a work setting is an opportunity to learn about the professional practice of social work, apply theory to practice situations and demonstrate proficiency and capability in social work skills, values, and theory. The portfolio has been developed to allow students to demonstrate development of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours required for social work practice. It is made up of 3 direct observations and 5 reflections, it must also include feedback from people you have worked with, specifically those with lived experience of social work intervention, The final section of the portfolio is completed by your mentor. It is expected that the evidence used to make up the portfolio should be gathered across the programme. In order to demonstrate your growth and development the ePortfolio should be completed as you progress through the course and not left until the end of the programme. Your workplace mentor and Skills Coaches should provide support and guidance around the completion of the portfolio. Mentor report and EPA Gateway sign off process Reflection on service user feedback & development during SWDA Direct Observation of Practice 3 Reflections 3, 4 & 5 Direct Observation of Practice 2 Reflection 2 – Applying legal knowledge Direct Observation of Practice 1 Reflection 1 - shadowing experience All entries should map across the required KSB’s and SWE Professional Standards There are THREE sections of the form; Planning, Feedback and Reflection. All must be completed Note – Apprentices should remove all guidance notes (in blue) before submitting. All entries should map across the requir

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSB’s) portfolio for this apprenticeship?

The portfolio evidences development of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours required for qualified social work practice. It supports assessment of capability to become a qualified social worker and compiles the strongest samples of practice work and feedback.

How should apprentices anonymise information in the portfolio?

Apprentices must anonymise personally identifiable information about people they work with, including professionals. They should add a statement describing anonymisation (e.g., using pseudonyms or random initials) and avoid explicitly referring to teams or locations that could make details recognisable.

What sections and evidence types must be included in the portfolio form?

The portfolio requires three direct observations and five reflections, plus feedback from people with lived experience. The final section is completed by the mentor, and the portfolio must map entries to the required KSB’s and SWE Professional Standards.

Sep 1, 2026

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