1. Demonstrate advanced occupational competence and understanding of the core duties, work-place based skills, knowledge and behaviours, through application and reflection.¿

Knowledge & understanding¿
Enquiry, Reflection, Application¿

2. Critically analyse application of learning to the complex duties of a constable, including problem-solving, investigation, safeguarding, and partnership working.¿

Analysis, Problem Solving, Learning, Application¿¿

The student will build a comprehensive synoptic portfolio (template provided) that includes various forms of operational evidence demonstrating the student officer's competencies in relation to the 15 duties of a constable as set out in the Apprenticeship Standard (see indicative content below)¿

Each section should correspond to a specific duty of a constable (e.g., problem-solving, investigation, safeguarding, partnership working) and include:¿¿

Descriptions of experiences related to each duty.¿

Product evidence that supports the descriptions (e.g., incident reports, witness statements, training certificates, feedback from supervisors, digital evidence).¿

Reflections on how these experiences have contributed to their professional development.¿

The portfolio will incorporate a RoSE table to reference the supportive product evidence that will substantiate the competencies demonstrated in the portfolio. These items of product evidence can be written or digital and must be verified by the employer.¿

This module gives the students an opportunity to demonstrate their advanced competencies in a practical and reflective manner, aligned to the core duties of constable as defined by the accrediting body, the College of Policing as:

Duty 1: Operate in accordance with the law, authorised professional practice and the Code of ethics in line with legal and professional practice requirements.

Duty 2: Follow appropriate processes for the management of information and intelligence.

Duty 3: Provide an initial response to policing incidents in line with legal and professional practice requirements.

Duty 4: Manage conflict in a professional policing context.

Duty 5: Provide support to vulnerable people, victims and witnesses

Duty 6: Use police powers to deal with suspects.

Duty 7: Conduct safe, lawful and effective police searches of premises, vehicles and outside spaces.

Duty 8: Conduct police searches of individuals in line with legal and organisational requirements.

Duty 9: Conduct priority and volume investigations.

Duty 10: Interview victims, witnesses and suspects

Duty 11: Communicate and proactively engage with communities.

Duty 12: Provide an effective initial response to a critical incident.

Duty 13: Use roads policing prevention and enforcement methods to reduce driving and vehicle offences.

Duty 14: Analyse and evaluate information and intelligence to inform policing activities.

Duty 15: Conduct more complex investigations.

By adopting a portfolio and RoSE table structure, students can effectively organise and present their evidence, showcasing their learning journey and professional development in a comprehensive format that can be used moving forward. This approach emphasises the critical application of knowledge and skills in real-world policing contexts.

This is a core module that allows students to demonstrate their advanced professional competency through submission of a portfolio linked to their operational application of the 15 core duties of a constable, incorporating a record of supporting evidence drawn from written or digital workplace submissions/records.

This is an independent project led by the student with support and academic supervision provided by a personal tutor, group tutorials are provided to offer further support.

IfATE Police Constable (Degree Apprenticeship) Standard

University recommended books:¿

Blackstones Policing Manuals Volume 1 – Crime

Blackstones Policing Manuals Volume 2 – Evidence and Procedure

Blackstones Policing Manuals Volume 3 – General Police Duties

Blackstones Handbook for Policing Students

Blackstones Crime Investigators Handbook

College of Policing What Works website and APP.¿

Rolfe, G., Freshwater, D. and Jasper, M. (2001). Critical reflection in nursing and the helping professions: a user’s guide. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Society of Evidence Based Policing

Blackboard VLE

MS Teams

University library and associated online learning materials.

Live streaming/recording equipment/software.