For me reflection is extremely important in order to improve and get better. Although I feel that by reflecting it allows me to see my strengths and the things I am doing well.

Reflection allows you to analyse and learn from experience. By reflecting it allows you to identify the areas of development but also the things that went well. Reflecting is not just about describing what happened, it is about being able to use your thoughts and feelings to evaluate the experience. When reflecting it is important to look at the whole experience picking out the negative and positive things.

As part of the NC and HNC in Early Education and Childcare you had to reflect on activities you did in the classroom and observations you carried out. This was extremely helpful as it gave you guidance on how to improve and make it better the next time you did the activity/observation. It allowed me to see what I was doing well during the activity but what also could have been improved. This reflection allowed me to analyse my own work and make it better rather than not doing anything and just assuming everything went well.