22.

1 Reflect on practice

Performance criteria

P1 Monitor processes, practices and outcomes from

your own work
I make sure that I keep up to date with the schools policies and
procedures by reading policies when they are updated, and by attending
staff training to keep me up to date with school procedures.

Each time I support children in a lesson or with an activity, I write a

detailed report on the outcomes of my work, for example how I
supported the children in accordance to their age, needs and abilities,
how the children participated in the task, their level of understanding,
and, where appropriate, the quality of the work they produced.

P2 Evaluate your own performance (achievements, strengths

and weaknesses) using best practice benchmarks
Recently, I was took part in a performance review where my line manager
observed me in practice and then gave me feedback on my strengths and
weaknesses. I have taken on board all the good advice she has given me.
This has enabled me to further reflect on my performance on a daily
basis, and to think about what went well, and what did not go quite so
well, and to think about strategies I could use to improve my practice.

P3 Reflect on your interactions with others

I regularly reflect on my interactions with colleagues to ensure that I am
being professional, and so that I am able to maintain positive working
relationships with them. I have to work with every year group across the
school from Reception up to Year 4, which means I have to interact with
a lot of members of staff. I make sure that I adapt my approach
accordingly when working with different colleagues as I am fully aware
and understand that everyone has different methods of working.
P4 Share your reflections with others and use their feedback
to improve your own evaluation
When I share my reflections with others, I listen carefully to their
feedback in order to improve my own evaluation. They may have viewed
my involvement with a lesson or activity in a different way and this gives
me the chance to get a different opinion on what went well, and what did
not go quite so well. It helps me to improve my own evaluation because I
know from a different source in which areas of my practice I am doing
well in and which I need to improve, and ways to do this.

P5 Use reflection to solve problems

I am able to use reflection to solve problems that I have encountered
whilst supporting teaching and learning. For example, if I see a child
struggling to understand some parts of the lesson, I would be able to
solve this problem by suggesting to their teacher that I could make some
visual aids to further the child's understanding of the lesson and
therefore improve their participation in it. Another example would be, if
I did not feel as if I was supporting the children properly in a lesson eg
P.E., I would suggest to their teacher that I could hear the children read
during the session, which would be more beneficial to them.

P6 Use reflection to improve practice

I regularly reflect on the way in which I provide support for the children
with whom I work. This helps me to improve my practice because I
reflect on what level of support they need so I am able to provide the
right amount of support to them. I am also able to reflect of which
learning strategies work well with particular children and try to use the
learning style which they prefer. In addition, I am able to reflect on the
way I deal with behavioural issues to make sure that I stay within the
bounds of the school policy and procedure. Finally, I am able to reflect
on my interactions with my colleagues to make sure that I am supporting
them in the best possible way in accordance to my role.