Leading Reflective Practice in Education

MUST DOs: Make use of literature/quotes from books, journals, blogs and articles. Reference your work using Harvard referencing system. Make use of practical examples and case studies. It’s actually very easy to search up such examples on Google. Wherever possible, make use of statistics, facts, figures, charts, images to enrich your work and make it more professional and presentable. So far as possible, make use of the details of your own organisation in the brief. Assume the role assigned to you in the brief or case study.

Task 1: Understanding reflective practice and its theories and approaches
For this assignment you are required to explore how reflective practice effects your own and others’ roles in your education setting.
Your response should: Examine theories and approaches of reflective practice (2.1, 2.2). Analyse how educational practitioners use reflective practice (1.1). Evaluate how reflective practice influences behaviour in educational contexts (1.2). Explore the potential advantages and disadvantages of using reflective practice (1.3). Explain the importance of leading the engagement of reflective practice to improve own and others’ skills, practice and subject knowledge (1.4).
Please use the box below to write your response. A rough suggested word count is 2,000-2,500 words.

Relevant topics of discussion:
 Examine theories and approaches of reflective practice • Kolb-experiential learning• Schön-reflection in action and reflection on action• Gibbs-reflective cycle• Approaches:• Plan-Do-Review• Reflecting in and-on-action• SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-related) targets• SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis
 Analyse how educational practitioners use reflective practice• Application of reflective practice: how and where to seek information about current best practice.• Boud’s Triangle.• John’s Model of Reflection.• “Why Analysis”• Sources of feedback on practice.• Seeking a critique of:o Skillso Knowledgeo Practical competence
 Evaluate how reflective practice influences behaviour in educational contexts• Gathering and recording information in order to engage in continuing professional development (CPD).• Influences on own and others’ knowledge, skills and practical competence.• Instils self-confidence after continuous self-reviews.• Increases competitiveness among participants.• Also, mention the limitations of reflective practice.• Include personal examples from your educational setting.
 Explore the potential advantages and disadvantages of using reflective practice• Advantages of reflective practice (e.g. professional growth, enhance innovation, facilitate teaching, boost teacher-student relationship, enhance problem solving).• Disadvantages of reflective practice (e.g. time consuming, uncomfortable, confusing, inadequate, unsuitable environment).
 Explain the importance of leading the engagement of reflective practice to improve own and others’ skills, practice and subject knowledge• Helps in quick evaluation of various skill levels.• Quick remedies can also be found as a result.• Creates a continuous cycle of improvement.• Easy to pinpoint internal fallacies.• Improves work place rapport.• Gathering and record information in order to engage in continuing professional development (CPD).
Task 2: Develop reflective practice skills
This task is more aimed towards your own use of reflective practice skills as well as how you develop these in an educational setting.
Your response should: Using your research, reflect on own practice using a previously discussed model (3.1). Apply the outcomes of reflection to practice through action planning (3.2). Analyse how reflective practice can change own perspectives, behaviours, attitudes and approaches (3.3).
Please use the box below to write your response. A rough suggested word count is 1,500-2,000 words.
Relevant topics of discussion: Using your research, reflect on own practice using a previously discussed model• Use of theories and tools of reflection.• Own role, responsibilities and limitations.• Reflect on the effectiveness of theories for own practice.• Mention what worked and what did not.• Reflect on own practice in promoting diversity, equality and inclusion.
 Apply the outcomes of reflection to practice through action planning• Adapt and improve practice in response to taking part in reflection.• Create an action plan.• Mention step by step how the outcomes would be applied.• Review the applicability of the plan.
 Analyse how reflective practice can change own perspectives, behaviours, attitudes and approaches• Views regarding diversity and inclusion.• Allows for adherence to privacy and the GDPR.• Builds self-trust as well as the inculcation of sincerity and professionalism.• Understanding the individual needs of learners.• Use of inclusive learning practices.• Understand own skill level and capabilities.
Task 3: Leading others in reflective practice
The last task focuses on your role as a leader in leading others in the practice of reflection and how you go about it.
Your response should: Analyse the importance of supporting others’ reflection and CPD (4.1). Describe approaches used to facilitate other’s reflective practice (4.2).
Please use the box below to write your response. A rough suggested word count is 1,000-1,500 words.
Relevant topics of discussion:
 Analyse the importance of supporting others’ reflection and CPD• Supporting others in reflective practice• Creating a reasonable and sensible assessment of their personal work.• Distinguishing their personal powers and anywhere they want to make a values influence to a team or workforce.• Knowing their personal limits and recognizing the education they want to advance my working.• Be aware of their own performance with others and accepting accountability for their activities.• Promotes the development of self-awareness and critical thinking about practice.• Relates theory and practice by offering a systematic way of educating professionals in their everyday work.• Enhances professionalism by placing responsibility with the individual practitioner to be open-minded and committed to an enquiry-based approach.• Facilitates multidisciplinary interaction as they negotiate, plan, and implement CPD.
 Describe approaches used to facilitate other’s reflective practice• Practice evaluation.• Systematic peer reviews.• Use of reflective journal/individual learning plan.• Formal self-appraisal review.• Share own experience of working with self-reflection