Avant-Garde Learning & Development.

26/10/2025

𝐍𝐌𝐂 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭? 𝐘𝐞𝐬! ⁣
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From mid-November 2025 onwards - 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, I am pleased to offer face to face, Adult OSCE practical teaching and support sessions for individual learners, located anywhere in Northern Ireland. ⁣
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I'll bring the necessary equipment, documentation, knowledge and experience to you and practically support with your final practice sessions from your own home or other venue of choice 🤩⁣
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My experience supporting nurses for OSCE since 2019 has highlighted that there are many complex challenges for each nurse which can reduce accessibility to affordable, flexible and learner-centred, practical OSCE teaching support. ⁣
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❌️𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘖𝘚𝘊𝘌 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘒. ⁣
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✅️Providing a fully tailored, "𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶" option for face to face (practical sessions), allows greater flexibility around your existing commitments, such as work or childcare.⁣
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭? ⁣
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𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. ⁣
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In addition to online, interactive sessions, these face to face options reduce stress, logistical issues and costs which can arise due to location, access to transport and lengthy travel sometimes required to get to in-person teaching sessions. ⁣
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For further information and to arrange a free consultation call to plan your individual OSCE preparation plan, you are very welcome to get in touch:
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21/10/2025

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 (𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭!) 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 🤷‍♀️⁣
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This is normal and you might even feel like this at several points in the process. ⁣
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You'll be juggling a lot of comittments and that is not easy, for anyone! 🤹‍♂️⁣
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To help you keep focused on your goal, always remember why you started - 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 '𝘸𝘩𝘺'. 🏥⁣
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You're already a nurse and 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 do this! ⁣
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So, don't quit. Instead - take a break and go do something you absolutely love 💚💜 ⁣
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Then come back to your self directed study.

𝐓𝐢𝐩 - 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥. ⁣
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Give yourself permission to eat, sleep and rest, too. This will help you 💡⁣
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Keep going - the time you are spending on this will be worth it for your OSCE pass and 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘔𝘊 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. ⁣
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20/10/2025

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞. ⁣
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Pauline was committed and focused throughout and it paid off! ⁣
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She was supported with resources, direct teaching, accurate information, ongoing support, feedback and guidance from start to OSCE pass.⁣
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However, the achievement is all hers, owing to her dedication to using all resources and commitment to self-directed practice and revision 🤩⁣
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It was a pleasure supporting Pauline to pass OSCE and a privilege to be part of her journey to NMC registration. ⁣
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𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘖𝘚𝘊𝘌 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴? ⁣⁣
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Our individualised support enables nurses to be better equipped to make safe, independent decisions on their OSCE day as they prepare thoroughly over a period of months, practicing and considering rationale throughout. ⁣⁣
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As UK NMC registered nurse educators with years of experience, we are committed to cost-effectiveness and boosting your professional confidence with quality, evidenced-based and learner-centred teaching. ⁣
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In contrast to a short, intensive course, this approach maximises the chances of a first time pass and learning is more likely be retained longer term. ⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠? If you require online or face to face sessions to support your own study and boost confidence, we offer a range of options to help. ⁣
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How can we support you? Please get in touch to arrange an informal, confidential, free of charge chat to plan your OSCE success. ⁣⁣
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𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞? ⁣⁣⁣
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We are a N. Ireland (UK) based and nurse-owned clinical training provider. ⁣⁣
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We are experienced, qualified educators and senior UK RNs who have been supporting nurses to OSCE success since 2019 both in-house and now, independently. ⁣⁣⁣
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⁣⁣Demonstrated success having supported 450+ nurses to OSCE success since 2019.⁣⁣
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100% learner success rates, with consistently high first-time pass rates. ⁣
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Learner, values, evidence-based and patient safety focus.

17/10/2025

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 𝘞𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 💡⁣
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This week, the nurses I've been supporting are sitting OSCE at the end of November and December. They started weeks ago, online and have made so much progress already! ⁣
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Working one to one or in very small groups means that we have time to discuss the evidence-base, theory and rationale for each and every intervention and answer questions sufficiently. ⁣
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Online, we have broken each skill into manageable sections, timetabled into shorter sessions to allow time for self study and embedded learning, which will hopefully last beyond OSCE. This method also avoids "information overload", which can be detrimental to learning and professional development. ⁣
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Due to their online preparation and commitment to self-directed practice, by the time we meet face to face, everyone will be relaxed and fairly confident, ready to get stuck into practical stations practice with real time feedback. This is almost like a mini mock for each station or skill 💉💊⁣
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I am really looking forward to meeting these nurses in person and seeing them succeed at Adult OSCE, as well as in their careers. ⁣
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I hope you have a lovely weekend 💚💜⁣
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Some info about me

I'm Olivia, founder of Avant-Garde Learning & Development and an experienced UK RN and independent educator, based in Northern Ireland, UK.

I'm passionate about ethically supporting my colleagues and reducing conflict of interest as much as possible by leaving recruitment to the experts and prioritising my colleague's goals and needs.

I do this by focusing on clinical education and career development only (including adult OSCE preparation) - providing balanced, factual information for others to make informed choices about their individual career path and goals.
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16/10/2025

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16/10/2025

𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝?⬇️⁣⁣How will this help you for OSCE and beyond?

Our preferred and historically, most learner-centred and successful method of preparing for adult OSCE is over a period of months, rather than weeks or days. ⁣⁣
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We are not recruiters, agents or immigration specialists and do not offer 'crash', 'intensive' or 'bootcamp' style courses. ⁣⁣
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Why? We are nurses, supporting nurses. ⁣⁣We have in the past, delivered these type of OSCE programmes.

Owing to extensive experience and learner feedback, we understand this can lead to rote learning, which is generally not retained beyond OSCE and reduces (instead of increasing) professional confidence and competence. ⁣⁣
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Our history of working clinically and mentoring other UK nurses has highlighted the positive impact of an evidence-based, measured approach to OSCE preparation. ⁣⁣
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𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. ⁣⁣
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Quick is not always best or easy - UK RNs are often expected to work independently quickly following NMC registration and we always advise and support with this in mind.
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Since 2019, we have supported 450+ nurses to OSCE success, from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances. ⁣The majority of those nurses passed first time. ⁣⁣
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Flexible, respectful and communicative approach - We will communicate with professionalism, kindness and honesty throughout the whole process and encourage you to do the same. We want you to ask questions and discuss any concerns with confidence. ⁣⁣⁣
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We respect your background and existing experience, want you to be yourself and relax quickly - this maxmises your learning time. ⁣⁣⁣
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⁣Inclusive OSCE support - We welcome enquiries from nurses in a variety of circumstances, both internationally and UK educated return to practice nurses. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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⁣⁣We work ethically and collaboratively, with our objective to support you to OSCE success in the most cost-effective way, always prioritising patient safety.
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Current availability - November onwards for sessions online, face to face (near Belfast, UK) or a combination of both. ⁣⁣
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14/10/2025

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 ⬇️ This article, written by Nurse Tutor - Tutoring with Hannah is well worth reading and will help you make informed choices before you sign up to anything or enrol in a programme. ⁣
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"𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦-𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘒." ⁣
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What international nurses need to know before enrolling. As a UK-registered nurse of 21 years with over seven years’ experience working in higher education, I have supported both UK and international nursing students throughout their academic and professional journeys.

12/10/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝! A nurse got in contact a few weeks ago for a last minute "𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳" adult OSCE support and teaching session. ⁣
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Due to being fully booked with other learners, it was only possible to fit in a short session. ⁣
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💡However, the 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, as this nurse had self-studied and practiced for a number of months, using Nurse Tutor - Tutoring with Hannah excellent online OSCE e-learning resources ⁣
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We did an interactive, half day session, online covering this nurse's chosen areas of focus - assessment (various), professional values and evidence-based practice. ⁣
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Did you know? 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 feels some anxiety coming up to their exam, no matter how well prepared they are.⁣
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ℹ️Anxiety is an entirely normal emotion, especially with such a high stakes exam as OSCE. ⁣
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Some experienced support can be helpful to put things into perspective and reduce anxiety, especially for those who are self-studying. ⁣
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After the exam, this nurse said they felt sure they hadn't passed but they were wrong!⁣
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The result - A first-time pass ✅️⁣
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Self study and OSCE success 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 but takes 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴. ⁣

💉💊Recent clinical experience is also beneficial in these circumstances.⁣
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Huge congratulations to this nurse - your feedback is very much appreciated but you did the hard graft.⁣
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𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬. ⁣
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10/10/2025

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. ⁣
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• Your thoughts, feelings, goals, background, experiences and priorities matter. ⁣
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• You are allowed to show vulnerability, share concerns and ask for help - you are not a robot.⁣
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• You are allowed to take breaks, eat, sleep and rest when you need to. ⁣
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𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰. ⁣
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𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺. ⁣
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𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴. ⁣
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Why? Because you matter 💜💚⁣
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Need some support? ⁣Links below.

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Shout: The UK's free, confidential, 24/7 mental health text service | Shout 85258 https://share.google/ItDbk8WHu4MqK8GZy⁣

Insula Wellbeing

UHub
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09/10/2025

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 - 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡, 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐍𝐌𝐂 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐊 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. ⁣
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Some of our current learners have rearranged their sessions, so we can offer you support on 13th, 14th or 20th October on a one to one basis, with any of following:

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𝘖𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 ⁣
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Online and interactive. ⁣
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Face to face, in person session/s at our training room near Belfast, NI, UK. ⁣
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Cover required areas of focus and increase your confidence before your first OSCE sit or resit - practice, demonstrate, discuss and ask questions, one to one during an interactive session or sessions with an experienced UK-based nurse educator. ⁣
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• Care Home application preparation and/or interview support: 1-2 hour session. ⁣
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Prepare for a specific UK care home application and/or interview with an experienced UK-based nurse with a senior background and extensive experience in care homes, including (formerly) recruitment, interview, decision making, leadership, education and supporting nurses to integrate into care home settings. ⁣
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭? ⁣
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If you are planning further ahead, please get in touch to discuss and get your dates secured for November onwards. ⁣
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We are an independent nurse-led business, focused on supporting nurses individually or in very small groups.⁣
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Therefore, we have limited capacity and recommend booking our support in advance to secure your preferred dates. ⁣
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Arrange your no obligation, free of charge consultation call to find out more.

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08/10/2025

Free community first aid drop in sessions from our member, Goody Training Solutions . Stop by and learn some life saving skills at City Church Bangor, opposite Asda (used to be called First Bangor)

08/10/2025

⬇️𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞
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We collaborate and combine our many years of UK-based experience to support you to NMC OSCE (Adult - RN1) success. ⁣
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Owing to extremely positive feedback and recent learner 100% first-time success rates, we now offer this programme every 3 months. ⁣
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩? Our next online small-group sessions with Nurse Tutor - Tutoring with Hannah start 17th November, with face to face/practical sessions later with Olivia near Belfast, UK.⁣ ⁣
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This programme has everything required for OSCE success and avoids additional or hidden charges. ⁣
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Plan ahead - Our interactive online and face to face classroom sessions are planned ahead and available for you in advance, so you can plan your schedule and study around your existing commitments.⁣
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𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 17𝘵𝘩 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘩'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦-𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. ⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 - During online sessions, we allow a maximum of 8 learners and face to face, 3-4 learners.

Small groups, ongoing educator support, e-learning access, directly taught sessions - plus much more, allows for individualised nurse focus, attention and support from start to OSCE pass. ⁣

𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 - Our last collaborative group achieved 100% first time success, with our collective learners always achieving consistently high first-time pass rates. ⁣
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𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝? Contact us to arrange a free, no-pressure chat to plan your OSCE success.⁣⁣
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Your goals, wellbeing, and patient safety are our top priorities. ⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭: We now offer a variety of payment plan options via our online booking platform. ⁣⁣
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• 📧 info@avant-gardelearning.co.uk ⁣⁣
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