Creating a reflective journal

Each week you are required to reflect on the knowledge and skills you have developed during this project and write this up in your ‘My Learning Diary’ on Pro-Monitor.

Reflection draws on 2 key employability skills - analysis and evaluation. These are sometimes referred to as 'deeper thinking' or 'critical thinking' skills, and typically involve asking the questions how and why?

As part of your induction project we want you to think about the knowledge, skills and behaviours that you are developing through your research and the activities you've taken part in. Think about these in relation to your personal goals and ambitions AND the goals of the project.

The key is to not just describe - for example 'this week I did A & B', but think about what did you learn from A & B? How will this help you with your goals? How well did A & B go, and why? What could you do better in relation to A & B and why? How can you take A & B forward, what do you need to do now/next?

You may wish to refer to the Short Guide to Reflective Writing on this page.