Personal Audit – Consider the important skills and abilities for you from the ‘Personal Transferable Skills’ table
Skills well developed – Green Skills to be further developed – Yellow Skills not developed – Red
| Personal | Interpersonal | Communication | Technical | Intellectual |
| Organised | Encouraging | Confidence | Drive a Car | Critical Thinking |
| Flexible | Motivating | Partake in discussion | Organise Files | Evaluating Info |
| Determined | Responsible | Work accurately | Manage a database | Researching |
| Reliable | Caring | Construct a CV | Create a word document | Analysing |
| Independent | Team Work | Take mins of meetings | Produce Graphics | Collecting Data |
| Cooperative | Display loyalty | Active Listening | Handle Data | Reflecting |
| People-orientated | Manage Time | Speak formally and informally | Use formulae in a spread sheet | Working on own initiative |
| Hardworking | Communicating |
Context Grid – Where are the opportunities to use/develop/learn these skills? (Transfer from the grid above)
| Lectures | Confidence Partake in discussion
Active Listening Critical Thinking |
| Workshops | Confidence Partake in discussion
Active Listening |
| Tutorials | Confidence Partake in discussion
Active Listening |
| Discussions with tutors/DOS | Confidence Partake in discussion
Active Listening |
| Reading | Independent Critical Thinking |
| Writing | Independant |
| Library | Independent Flexibility |
| Professional Practice | Confidence Partake in discussion
Active Listening Critical Thinking Flexibility |
SWOT ANALYSIS
| Name | Caitlin Kerr | Date | 07/10/2014 | ||
| Internal Factors (My Attributes) | |||||
| Strengths
– enthusiastic
– considerate
– friendly
– music
– organisation
– dance
– ten-pin bowling
– piano |
Ways to capitalise
– continue to engage with others and to influence others – think of others/the children’s best interests as well as your own – remain friendly to all, as your colleagues may be more challenging – continue to improve on my skills to be able to pass down to others – continue with to-do-lists and keep up with note taking/tasks – keep active as this with impact on your capability with the children – continue with this as it give me a work-life balance, allows me to relax – continue with learning piano as this proves your brain to work actively |
Weaknesses
-taking on too much
– not assertive
– sciences
-D.I.Y
– afraid of dark
– over thinking
– lack self-confidence |
Ways to overcome
– tackle one task at a time, complete a task before moving on – learn to say no – too willing to help others rather than myself – try to research into topics, watch inspiring videos to motivate myself – try tasks independently first before asking others – overcome frightful thoughts, to reassure myself – learn to focus on what’s being asked, don’t doubt myself – become more open about things, initiate conversations more |
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| External factors (My Environment) | |||||
| Opportunities
– changes in technology
– learn wider aspects of the curriculum -acquire knowledge of teachers experiences – chances to learn through professional development |
Ways to exploit
– take the chance to enter new ideas to keep up-to-date – continue learning music, drama, dance, as I can pass this down – if unsure, ask people who have experiences in the field – go on placements/trips to widen my own experiences |
Threats
– quick moving technology – economic situation
– changing society
– geography |
Ways to reduce
– keeping up to date as possible so I don’t fall behind – learning to adapt to situations with what you have at the time – accepting that changes occur and to tackle them effectively – keep informed with the world to teach about the wider world |
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