Report by Placement Supervisors for Baptist Candidates

The Report should be written by the Placement Supervisor after some initial discussion with the student at the end of the placement. The student and supervisor should then talk through the final draft of the Report, which should be signed by both the Supervisor and the student concerned. If the student has already left the placement, making meeting problematic, then the conversation can take place by phone or email and the signing done sequentially by email (and noted as such).

It is understood that the student’s signature does not necessarily imply agreement with all the views expressed by the Supervisor.

The student may take a copy of this form before returning it, for future reference, and the completed report must be sent, either by you or the student, to Sarum College within a fortnight of the end of the placement please.

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Student’s Name:

Placement:

Dates:

Supervisor:

Members of Resource Group:

Notes to Placement Supervisor

Please find following a form which is designed to help you make your contribution to our reporting procedure on candidates in training for Baptistministry. Although you have only known the student for a brief period, this is a valued report.

This hard copy is provided for reference, but please use the electronic version of the form to complete it which can be found on the Sarum website at the bottom of the page , looking for Placement Supervisor Report form - Baptist.

To download from the web, simply open the Microsoft Word version of the form and then use the ‘save as’ function of your computer to save it wherever you want on your local drive.

When you save the file, please save it as: placement report [student surname], e.g. placement report Smith.

  • Each heading asks you to assess a particular aspect of your student’s development, such as you perceive it, over the placement time. Please do not write more than about 50 words under each heading. Do not feel compelled to comment onareas you feel unable to.
  • It may be that the heading itself is enough of a prompt for you. If you want more specific guidance, the points in italics provide examples of specific areas which you might want to talk about. Please write in whole sentences for clarity and to enable us to quote your responses accurately.
  • Having completed the form, please check that you have used it to give the best possible indication of how your student fits her/his calling, and how this can best be supported by future training. Please give attention to strengths as well as weaknesses.
  • It is not your role to make a final recommendation about authorization, but you should raise any substantive issues of this nature on the final page of the form and the college will take these up with your student.
  • As you will notice from the end of the form, your response must be read and discussed with your student before it is returned to Sarum College. You are not required to agree on all the views that you express; it may be necessary to articulate a diversity of perspective.Electronic signatures are permissible, as: name (electronic).
  • Please can you or the student return the completed forms to Annette Young, Sarum Administration Office as an attachment to an email within a fortnight of the end of the placement.
  • Thank you for your help.

Student’s name: Your name:

Vocation (Call and Commitment)

For example…

understanding and accepting his/her particular vocation

being a public representative of Christian faith and the Church in various contexts

readiness to live a life of service within discipline of Church.

Being in Relationship (with God, with self and with others)

For example…

spiritual discipline and devotional practices

facing change, uncertainty and pressure

self awareness and integrity

relating to different groups and types of people

handling different roles and expectations

The Church’s Ministry in God’s World

For example…

leading worship

pastoral care and counsel

understanding and engaging with ethical, social and practical issues

passion for mission, and strategic understanding of it

Leadership and Collaboration

For example…

ways in which s/he gives and receives leadership

acting collaboratively

taking initiative

Learning and Understanding

For example…

understanding of faith, scripture, and tradition

the capacity for theological reflection on experience in the world

capacity to engage with different traditions of thought

ability to interpret different positions with and to others

Communication

For example…

preaching and teaching and communication skills

Further training needs

how can your student best be helped to develop in the next phase of training and ministry?

What sort of support, stimulus, discipline, opportunity will best develop their ministry?

Signed ………………………….………………...…………………………[Placement Supervisor]

I have read and discussed the above form with my placement supervisor:

Signed ………………...…………………………… [Student] Date……………………………