ARC New Audit Cluster Form 2025-26

Complete this form to request a new placement cluster for audit purposes.

UWE Bristol Data Privacy Notices

The data you provide will be used to process your ARC host audit cluster request, in line with the ARC Privacy Notice and External Partner Data Privacy Notice.

The data controller is UWE Bristol.

ARC Audit allows placement providers to complete placement audits. This form is to request that multiple placements are linked under a singular audit cluster, allowing one audit to be completed for all placements in the audit cluster. 

Please refer to the PEP Guides for more information about placement profiles. 

Account conditions:

  • Users agree to abide by UWE Bristol’s relevant Information Security Policies and Regulations and should read UWE Bristol’s ARC Privacy Notice
  • Users must notify UWE Bristol when they no longer require legitimate access to ARC
Warning: We can only process this request if it is submitted by the designated ‘Education Lead’ of the Organisation/Trust.
e.g. NBT, UHBW, Wiltshire Council
Please follow the formula: Provider Name, Type of Provision, Type of Service e.g. AWP MH Community
List all placements to be included in the cluster/group by their name, as shown in ARC, e.g. SMD LEVEL 4 GATE 8B, PHY MENDIP HILLS SURGERY, OCC DEVIES BRISTOL NORTH etc. The first placement identified will be the leading placement.
For example, if you normally work with an Academic in Practice, write their name here.
List the details of a contact who needs to complete the audit for this cluster and receive notifications of student allocations to all hosts within the cluster. If they are not already on the ARC system, a new account will be created for them.
If no phone numbers are available, please enter "0" in the fields below.
Warning: Trust Contacts only receive emails about Nursing and Midwifery students allocated to their trust. They will not receive emails about any other students allocated to the trust.
User requires access to this placement only and will receive emails about this placement only
User requires access to all placements in their Trust/Organisation
Should the details of this contact be visible to students? Details will be shared with students in the student-facing portal (ARC POW), so that students can contact them directly.
User requires edit access to placement information (e.g. needs to edit the placement information that students see)
User requires view-only access to placement information (e.g. does not need to edit the placement information that students see)
User needs to view all students allocated to this placement, regardless of their department
User only needs to view students allocated to this placement from specific departments (e.g. only midwifery students, all AHPs)
Select all that apply
List the details of a contact that needs to be able to complete the audit for this cluster and receive notifications of student allocations to all hosts within the cluster. If they are not already on the ARC system, a new account will be created for them.
If no phone numbers are available, please enter "0" in the fields below.
State the role of the contact. Placement Contacts only have access to individual placement hosts, while Trust/Organisation Contacts have access to all placement hosts within a trust or organisation. Warning: Trust Contacts only receive emails about Nursing and Midwifery students allocated to their trust. They will not receive emails about any other students allocated to the trust.
Should the details of this contact be visible to students? Details will be shared with students in the student-facing portal (ARC POW), so that students can contact them directly.
User requires edit access to placement information (e.g. needs to edit the placement information that students see)
User requires view-only access to placement information (e.g. does not need to edit the placement information that students see)
User needs to view all students allocated to this placement, regardless of their department
User only needs to view students allocated to this placement from specific departments (e.g. only midwifery students, all AHPs)
Select all that apply
List the details of a contact that needs to be able to complete the audit for this cluster and receive notifications of student allocations to all hosts within the cluster. If they are not already on the ARC system, a new account will be created for them.
If no phone numbers are available, please enter "0" in the fields below.
State the role of the contact. Placement Contacts only have access to individual placement hosts, while Trust/Organisation Contacts have access to all placement hosts within a trust or organisation. Warning: Trust Contacts only receive emails about Nursing and Midwifery students allocated to their trust. They will not receive emails about any other students allocated to the trust.
Should the details of this contact be visible to students? Details will be shared with students in the student-facing portal (ARC POW), so that students can contact them directly.
User requires edit access to placement information (e.g. needs to edit the placement information that students see)
User requires view-only access to placement information (e.g. does not need to edit the placement information that students see)
User needs to view all students allocated to this placement, regardless of their department
User only needs to view students allocated to this placement from specific departments (e.g. only midwifery students, all AHPs)
Select all that apply

To add additional contacts to a cluster, please request to complete the ARC New User or Amend a User/Placement Request Form.