The words to use
- Reflective practice
- Thinking analytically about your own practice to gain insight, then using the lessons to keep good practice or improve it (the 2018 joint guidance definition).
- What? So what? Now what?
- A three-question framework adapted from Borton (1970): what happened, why it mattered, and what you will do next. Use it to check answers, not narrate them.
- Insight
- Understanding your own strengths, limits and effect on others, and acting on it. The MSC lists insight into your strengths and weaknesses as a core attribute.
- Reflective note
- A written reflection that records learning and future plans, not full details. The 2018 guidance says it should be anonymised and has no legal privilege.
