1. Below are a list of skills and abilities. Complete an audit of where you are now. Record this in your learning journal/portfolio.

Rate yourself (1=Not very well developed; 3=very well developed)

Skills and Abilities	1	2	3
Self-confidence	x
Self discipline			x
Team work			x
Act as a leader		x
Listen to others			x
Write for academic purposes		x
Organise and plan			x
Be Creative		x
Problem Solving		x

Although it is important to identify where we are now, it is not enough to stop there. We need to reflect upon how we can develop the skills where we are less confident and how we can transfer the skills in which we are confident and competent.

Activity 2

Complete the audit below, using the information from the table above.

Recognition	Reflection	Action
Skills already developed	How will I use these	How do I know (evidence)**
Self Discipline	I will use my self-discipline to keep on top of my work, to ensure that I am balancing my studies well with everything else in my life and priorotising my studies.
Team Work	I will use my teamwork skills to work together with my fellow students throughout the different modules, to help each-other and support each other throughout the course.
Listen to others	I am a very good listener and this I can use while studying and out on placement. I am able to sit down with somebody and discuss things and I also see myself as being very approachable.
Be creative	I think that I can use my creative skills to help me with my assessments while studying, also this will help me come up with ideas for more exciting classroom work and activities while on placement
Organise and plan	I see myself as being an organised person as I keep track of everything by taking notes of what needs done. Also I find it a lot better to plan in advance, for example a lesson, having it planned out before carrying it out is a lot more efficient.

** This section should be completed as you identify when/where/how you have used/developed these skills.

Part B – Activity 1

Recognition	Reflection	Action
Skills not yet developed	How will I develop these	How do I know (evidence)**
Act as a leader	I plan on developing my leadership skills by putting myself out of my comfort zone more often and try to help lead a group in activities such us in class.
Self confidence	I feel that my self confidence can be developed by continuing to strive to do my best in my studies, to therefore prove to myself that I am capable
Write for academic purposes	I feel that my academic writing may not be as good as it could be due to me being out of education for a few years. I will ensure that I
Problem solving	I think that I can work on my problem solving skills by  actively keeping up with readings and tasks to stimulate my brain.