◼ Assessment 2

◼ Weighting 70%

◼ Reflective Report & Action Plan
(2500 words)

◼ Produce an action plan for tailoring
your skills and abilities (and your
personal brand) to specific areas of
employment

Assessment 2

Write a critical reflection on what makes you different;

you will consider your personal effectiveness, your
abilities, attitudes, habits, beliefs, values, behaviors and
character;

you will identify your own way forward.

VIDEO Overview of Assessment 2

◼ Assessment 2 overview in BREO

Assessment 2

Successful completion of this assignment requires that you:

◼ Analyse specific evidence of patterns of behavior and impact that illustrate your
uniqueness, a personal audit is undertaken in identifying how you are effective
and your strengths and weaknesses.

◼ Use key research and literature to evaluate the behaviors that contribute to your
being effective and use this in combination with your reflection to underpin your
understanding of areas for personal development and overcoming barriers.

◼ Summarise and evaluate a detailed Personal Development Plan for the
improvement of your personal effectiveness based on your findings/reflection,
using SMART objectives in line with your future goals.

Assessment 2

Section / Title Details / Guidance. Words
Title page Title of your report. Address (to/from) and date the report.
Contents Page With page numbers.
Introduction Short introduction to the report setting out what the aims and objectives of the report are, what the

report will cover and why.

150

Personal audit Reading and research of literature and writings around Personal Effectiveness; applied to self,

skills relevant to your own employability career choice.

1000

Reflections on my Personal
Development

Discussion of reflections and audit activity to develop ideas for personal action planning. Use and
application of reflective models to develop ideas. Identify current strengths, weaknesses and gaps
in experience.

1000

Personal Development Plan A full PDP with specific and detailed actions that lead directly from the audit and reflections

(above). Use SMART objectives in line with your future goals.

250 plus table

Conclusions A short summary of the report activity. 100
Bibliography & Reference List A list of all sources cited directly in the text. Harvard style.
Appendices Relevant supporting materials.

Reflection, application

◼ Use of relevant literature to understand personal effectiveness, how to overcome barriers, and to
reflect upon your own unique ‘brand’ effectiveness. (Note this does not mean a brand statement)

◼ Use of reflection supported by relevant literature to identify areas for action

◼ Reflection
◼ Who you are?
◼ Overcoming barriers with Diversity
◼ Your ambitions?
◼ Demonstrate your reading & research

SMART video

◼ How to Write a SMART Goal Effectively

◼ https://youtu.be/VZXcKyevXKM