Self review

Review is the deliberate and ongoing process of finding out how well our practice enhances children’s learning and development. It allows us to see which aspects of our practice are working well and what we could do better. As a result, we can make decisions about what to do to improve. Through review our practice is transformed and ultimately children’s learning benefits.

It is both planned and spontaneous.

Some reviews might be highly complex and be more like a research project while others will be much less complicated.

Remember, all reviews need to be purposeful and lead to improving learning outcomes for children.

Getting started

For any review to be successful the idea of review needs to be understood and valued as part of everyday practice of assessment, planning and evaluation, but should be incorporated as part of these processes to inform judgements about learning and teaching.

As a team, develop an understanding of self review and determine how best you could use a process of review to support the ongoing improvement of teaching and learning.

Then decide where to start. Start simple and use the information that you gain to make appropriate changes.

A useful review process is outlined in  Ngā Arohaehae Whai Hua: Self review guidelines for Early Childhood Education.