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Reflective practice and self-assessment for trainers, facilitators and educators

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 7 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
30 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At trainer onboarding
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Honest self-assessment
What would you do?

Dev rates himself "secure" on questioning because the group was talkative; the evidence shows the same three people answered

Try it: this is one of 17 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 30 minutes
  • Sorting activity, tabs, process, scenario and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, poll, ranking slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 403.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentn/aWhole course
SO 403.1Explain why reflection improves practice and what it is not (complaint, blame, or a quick summary)Best practiceWhole course
SO 403.2Use a reflective cycle and tell reflection-in-action from reflection-on-actionGibbs' Reflective Cycle; Kolb's cycle; Schön (see verification list)Whole course
SO 403.3Capture evidence after a session in a short journal entryBest practiceWhole course
SO 403.4Rate your practice honestly against clear criteria and spot bias in your own rating + your infoProfessional Standards Framework (Advance HE) (see verification list)Whole course
SO 403.5Turn a reflection into one development goal, share it with a peer and begin a portfolio and a short philosophy statementBest practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 7 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 30 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

The session that "went fine"

3 pages

6 min
Before you beginNoteList
At the Northwind Skills Academy, Amara runs the same induction session for a year and tells her manager it "goes fine"; when a colleague asks what she would change, she cannot say, and a learner survey shows one step confuses people every timeTextImage
What would help?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

Reflective models and cycles

3 pages

5 min
Three well-known ideasTabs
Which one, when?Sorting activity
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Capturing evidence: journals and post-session notes

3 pages

5 min
A five-line noteProcess
Better promptsSorting activity
Privacy of notesNoteYour infoQuiz
4

Honest self-assessment

3 pages

5 min
Rate against criteriaTableNoteYour info
Spot the biasAccordion
Rate itScenarioMulti-select quiz
5

From reflection to action and peer feedback

3 pages

5 min
One goalProcess
Goal or wish?Sorting activity
Ask a peerScenarioQuiz
6

Portfolio, philosophy and final assessment

2 pages

4 min
Your portfolioTabsNoteYour infoYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "reflection is a habit, not a verdict
Word cloudOne word for how you feel after a session ends
PollHow often do you write down what happened in a session?
ContentThe six-stage cycle in a ring, plus reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action in two lines
QuizA note written after the session is… (Reflection-on-action ✔ · Reflection-in-action · A learner survey · A portfolio)
QuizYou rate yourself high but the evidence shows few learners answered. You… (Re-rate using the evidence ✔)
RankingOrder the five lines of a post-session note
ScaleHow honest and evidence-based is your last self-rating?
Open-ended / Q&AOne thing you will try next time, and one question
Content · customiseClosing {{LD_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. What stops you reflecting more? multiple choice
  6. I can turn a reflection into one clear next step. 1-5 scale
  7. Do you keep a journal or portfolio? multiple choice
  8. I feel safe admitting what did not go well in a session. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the professional standards document? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

7 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Ld contact{{LD_CONTACT}}
  • Training standards link{{TRAINING_STANDARDS_LINK}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Next course link{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
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  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run reflective practice and self-assessment for trainers, facilitators and educators training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At trainer onboarding, at the start of a development year, and before a portfolio or development review.

Who needs this training?

Trainers, facilitators, mentors, teaching staff and instructional designers who want a structured habit of reflecting on and evidencing their own practice; run by L&D, a training academy lead or a staff-development manager.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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