PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lydia M C Green AU - Amanda J Friend AU - Rebecca J M Bardgett AU - Jonathan C Darling TI - Including children and young people in assessments: a practical guide AID - 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313368 DP - 2018 Oct 01 TA - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition PG - 267--273 VI - 103 IP - 5 4099 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/103/5/267.short 4100 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/103/5/267.full SO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2018 Oct 01; 103 AB - The ability to interact with children and young people (CYP), appropriately examine and competently interpret signs is an essential skill for many medical practitioners and allied healthcare professionals; yet, how do we ensure competence in our students and trainees? One method is to include CYP in both formative and summative assessments; this provides an invaluable opportunity for examiners not only to evaluate the clinical interaction but also to gain an understanding of the CYP experience and what characteristics they value in a ‘good children’s doctor’. This paper explores the benefits and challenges of involving CYP in assessments and provides practical advice for course organisers, assessors and students when encountering CYP in assessment.