It is an annual self-assessment that enables General Practice approved learning environments to evaluate the quality of their education against the NHSE Education Quality Framework. It covers six domains:

1) Learning Environment & Culture

2) Educational Governance & Quality

3) Developing & Supporting Learners

4) Developing & Supporting Educators

5) Delivering Programmes & Curricula

6) Developing A Sustainable Workforce.

It is needed to: 

• Maintain approval status 

• Continue receiving education tariff funding (EFA) 

• Support quality improvement of your learning environment  

You only need to complete this if your practice/PCN is an approved learning environment with an educational audit in place. Complete the self-assessment if you: 

• Host learners (student nurses/AHPs/medical students) for whom you receive placement tariff AND/OR 

• Supervise trainees for whom you receive a training grant (e.g. trainee ACPs)  

👉 If you do not do any of the above, you can ignore this request and any follow-up reminders 

No – this is an annual national requirement.  

It should be completed by someone with oversight of education/training, such as: 

• Practice Manager 

• Education/Placement Lead 

• Lead GP or Training Lead 

Please: 

• Check internally with your practice manager or clinical lead 

• Forward the email to the appropriate colleague 

Yes – practices can gather input from multiple staff (e.g. educators, managers) but must submit one consolidated response for the whole practice. 

Only if you are an approved learning environment (with audit/approval and set up to receive placement tariff funding).  

If you are still an approved learning environment, then yes, as the assessment reviews your ability to support learners, not just current activity. You should complete the self-assessment if you have hosted any learners in the past two years for which you have received placement tariff or training grant funding for. 

Yes – if you are in receipt of education support (training grant) funding for a trainee ACP you need to complete the primary care Education Quality self-assessment. This is to maintain your status as an approved learning environment for a trainee ACP, to continue to receive funding through the Education Funding Agreement and to support quality improvement of your learning environment. 

The return should reflect your learning environment, as detailed in your educational audit. This may be: 

• Individual practice, or 

• A shared PCN learning environment 

If unsure, contact the Training Hub for clarification. 

You will need to: 

• Complete the online self-assessment form 

• Provide details of your educators: name, professional registration numbers & types of learners trained 

• Answer questions across the six framework domains 

• Ensure all sections are completed before submission  

• List of all educators (undergraduate, postgraduate, CPD) and their professional registration numbers 

• What learners they support 

• Confirmation of educator approval 

• Overview of learning environment, governance and support processes  

Use your best available information, for example: 

• Staff who supervise or support students/trainees 

• Clinicians involved in teaching or mentoring

The aim is to build a clear picture of your learning environment, not perfection.  

• Provide your best-informed response 

• Read through this FAQ document 

• Contact the South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub if you have any queries 

The process is primarily self-declared, but you may want to refer to: 

• Policies (induction, supervision, safeguarding etc.) 

• Training records 

• Previous audit information 

The EFA is a formal contract between NHSE and healthcare providers that sets the rules and quality standards for clinical training placements.

Practices cannot receive NHSE funding for placements, clinical salary support or training grants without signing this agreement.  

The South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub has access to a list of practices that already have a signed EFA.

Please contact us to check: pcdltd.training-hub@nhs.net 

Copies can only be sent to the person who signed the original Education Funding Agreement. To request a copy, they should contact the NHSE Education Investment & Contracting Team at: england.edman.ney@nhs.net

Contact the NHSE Education Investment & Contracting Team at: england.edman.ney@nhs.net and they will be able to provide the name of the original signatory.

Please ask someone senior at your practice (with authority to sign contracts) to contact the NHSE Education Investment & Contracting Team at england.edman.ney@nhs.net to request a copy, or to authorise you to request a copy.  

Email the NHSE NE&Y Education Contracting Team at england.edman.ney@nhs.net with the following information: 

• Legal Name of Organisation
• First and Last Name of Signatory
• Email Address of Signatory
• Registered Address
• Company Registration Number

You will receive an Education Funding Agreement by email (Docusign) from the Health ECommercial Family within 2-4 weeks of submitting your request.  

This will vary depending on your practice, but you can: 

• Save progress as you go 

• Complete it over multiple sessions  

Yes – progress is saved at the end of each page when you click ‘Next Page‘ 

No – it does not replace existing university or professional body processes. 

It is designed to complement existing quality assurance arrangements.  

For approved practices: 

• You will not have approved learning environment status 

• This will affect your ability to host learners 

• Tariff payments will no longer be able to be paid, as universities will not be able to draw down education tariff funding (EFA) funding for unapproved practices/PCNs 

• Training grant payments will no longer be able to be paid to practices/PCNs that have not completed the Education Quality self-assessment 

• Submissions are reviewed 

• If any gaps are identified, support will be offered 

This is a supportive process, not punitive. 

• Review this FAQ document first 

• Contact the South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub Team for support (who will liaise with NHSE if needed) – pcdltd.training-hub@nhs.net  

If you manage several sites with different ODS codes (e.g. Group Practice or Federation) and you have already completed this self-assessment for your whole learning environment, please email the South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub Team with a list of sites that your submission covers: pcdltd.training-hub@nhs.net

If unsure: 

• Contact the South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub with brief details of your practice: pcdltd.training-hub@nhs.net 

We can confirm whether the requirement applies