Reflection Issue 27 | Page 3

The Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA) What is it: The Centre for Recording Achievement is a membership organisation, registered educational charity and community of practice that promotes the value of both recording achievement and reflective action planning as important elements for learning and for progression throughout life. The CRA’s members are primarily drawn from education, training and employment in the UK and internationally. It aims to support, promote and disseminate innovative and effective practices. Rationale: The CRA community supports members and others to use recording achievement and reflective action planning in any stage of their career so as to bring about strategic and practical change. Members gain the support, expertise and benefit from the community of practice network of the CRA to enhance their own work and that of their learners and organisation. The community brings together a wide range of expertise to support members and others to use recording achievement and action planning in order to bring about such change. Submitting to On Reflection ‘On Reflection’ is intended as an inclusive journal with a practitioner focus. We aim to encourage practitioners to share their practice and learning to the benefit of us all. If you would like to submit an entry we welcome contributions under the following headings 1. Personal reflections on practice (or an aspect of practice) related to any aspect of PDP, ePortfolio, recording achievement or related activities. - Up to 2,500 words. 2. Accounts of current practice, in one of three forms: Longer narrative accounts -Up to 2,500 words. Shorter case studies produced in a common format, using an agreed template - Up to 750 words, using the template supplied at add url Reports of conference or seminar presentations. - Up to 750 words. These may as presented at the event, or refined following a presentation/workshop    3. Findings from research and/or evaluation (including research reports) Up to 1,500 words, with references to longer reports as appropriate. 4. Forthcoming attractions (i.e. events, publications or initiatives of key interest to the readership). Up to 150 words per item. THE CENTRE FOR RECORDING ACHIEVEMENT 104 -108 WALLGATE, WIGAN, WN3 4AB | 3