Tutor constables - A critical role for making Uplift a success (Phase 3) [Ref 3.32]

Academic team: Dr Emma Williams, Laura Knight, Benjamin Bowles 
Policing partners: TBC
Status: Complete

Phase 3 of the Tutor Constables research extends the question of how effective current L&D processes are for the professional socialisation and enskillment of new recruits beyond the 'tutor phase' and into the post-tutoring period of on-the-job workplace assessment by professional Assessors. This review seeks to:

  • Draw out relevant learning from Phase 1 and 2 of the research exploring police tutoring models and onboarding of new recruits
  • Identify the essential and desirable skillsets and attributes of work-based assessors, including examination of the impact of organisational or self-selection of the role of Assessor
  • Examine key features of effective tutoring and work-based assessment delivery models, reflecting on those applied by other professions
  • Compare and contrast the current assessment models being deployed, considering perceived effectiveness in terms of learner satisfaction, operational performance, links with academic competence assessment and timing of assessments
  • Highlight any evidence of links between assessment processes and attrition

Outputs

TitleOutputs typeLead academicYear
Bringing together learning to inform workforce assessment modelsFinal reportBowles, B2023

News

Blog post - From evidence to action: Convening partnerships to build more Inclusive Workplaces in policing

How do we ensure that research drives meaningful change in policing?  This question sat at the heart of the Delivering Inclusive Workplaces in Policing: Evidence, Experience and Real-world Change knowledge exchange event, held at The Open University's Walton Hall campus on 1 July.

9th July 2026