Teaching runs through paediatric training from day one — bedside teaching of students, structured sessions for peers, simulation and parent education. A formal Teach the Teacher course turns that everyday activity into evidenced, structured skill that strengthens your portfolio, supports your ARCP and builds genuine confidence.
Why teaching matters for paediatrics
Paediatric trainees are expected to teach throughout run-through training, and your portfolio is reviewed at every ARCP. A recognised teaching course demonstrates that you have invested in your educational skills — not just delivered ad-hoc sessions. It also prepares you for the supervisory and educational roles that come with seniority.
A note on points: how teaching is scored varies by specialty and year. Paediatrics run-through recruitment does not always award points for a course in the same way as some ST3 specialties — so treat this primarily as portfolio and ARCP value, and always check your current person specification. See our teaching points by specialty guide for where a course scores directly.
What the Erudical course covers
Erudical includes a live, tutor-led day and a self-paced course of over 12 hours, covering adult learning theory, session design, delivery, feedback and evaluation — all applied to real clinical teaching scenarios you will recognise from the ward.
How it strengthens your portfolio
Keep your certificate, reflect on a teaching session you delivered using what you learned, and file the two together. That pairing — training plus applied reflection — is exactly what educational supervisors want to see.
What paediatrics doctors say
“A very good course that facilitated learning throughout and gave me lots of ideas on how to improve my own teaching style. I would recommend.”
— D. Stonehewer
“The Teach the Teacher course is really useful for those with an interest in teaching, and for those who do not teach regularly too.”
— A. Riaz
Strengthen your paediatrics teaching portfolio
Last updated: 19th June 2026