Reflection

**Why is reflecting on our work important?** Reflecting on our work - no matter what form of work we undertake - allows us to not only think about the finished product but also consider the skills and processes we used to create the product. For example, you write a report on Laws. It turns out that the report is not up to scratch. You could shrug your shoulders and think to yourself 'better luck next time.' Or you could think about what you could have done differently to achieve a better result. Alternatively, if you produced a brilliant piece of work, you could reflect upon what it was you did so well and think about how you could make that work in other situations.

Reflection is particularly effective if you have set yourself some goals. For example,

Here are some sentence stems to help in your reflective thinking... I'm working well in... I've been challenged by... Today I've learned... I've been practising my skills in... ________ has helped me to learn ______