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Personal Reflection Worksheet

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Personal Reflection Worksheet

Person thinking and reflecting

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Today we are learning to:

  • Reflect on positive experiences and times when things have not gone to plan
  • Recognise the value of learning from both success and setbacks
  • Set one clear personal improvement goal using SMART criteria

Success Criteria - I can:

Describe a positive experience and explain what I learned from it

Identify a time when a plan did not work out and reflect on what this taught me

Write or share a clear personal improvement goal

Link my goal to actions I can take

🌟 Part 1: Reflecting on Experiences

1. Describe a positive experience you have had recently (e.g., at work placement, college, or in your personal life):

Sentence starter: A positive experience I had was when ________________________

2. What did you learn from this positive experience?

Sentence starter: From this experience I learned that ________________________

3. Describe a time when something didn't go to plan or you faced a challenge:

Sentence starter: A time when things didn't go to plan was ________________________

4. What did this challenge teach you?

Word bank: resilience, patience, asking for help, trying again, planning better, communication

🎯 Part 2: Setting a SMART Goal

5. Based on your reflections, write one personal improvement goal you would like to work on:

Remember SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound

Example: "I will improve my punctuality by arriving 5 minutes early to work placement every day for the next 2 weeks."

6. What is the first action you will take to achieve this goal?

Sentence starter: The first thing I will do is ________________________

7. Who could help you achieve this goal?

Word bank: teacher, family, friends, work supervisor, support worker, tutor

8. How will you know when you have achieved your goal?

🚀 Extension Activity (For Advanced Learners)

9. Create a simple action plan for your goal by listing three steps you will take:

Step 1: ________________________________________________

Step 2: ________________________________________________

Step 3: ________________________________________________

10. How could your experience help someone else who faces a similar challenge?

Differentiation Support Available:

  • Scribe support for writing difficulties
  • Audio recording option for verbal responses
  • Visual emotion cards to help express feelings
  • Teacher support for goal setting

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