The key challenges facing practice educators today

By Sally Scott
Some years ago, when I was working in a social work team in the Republic of Ireland, we were approached by a university in Germany looking for six-month practice placements.
The team were up for a challenge and Gabi arrived from Eichstatt, Bavaria, a few weeks later. It was the first time I had been a practice educator (PE) with a foreign student and it proved to be a steep learning curve.
Communication was initially stilted. We had staff from all over Ireland. I was from Yorkshir