Practitioner enquiry is a central theme within all educators’ professional standards.

Community learning and development

The CLD Competences (cldstandardscouncil.org) describe competent, critically reflective practitioners who are aware of their values and principles. Practitioner enquiry supports you to integrate your knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in your work work. 

Early learning and childcare

Early learning and childcare practitioners may use one of the following standards to support reflections on their professional learning:

The Standard for Childhood Practice (2015) (sssc.uk.com) describes how managers and lead practitioners can access and apply relevant research and enquiry-based findings.

The Social Services Children and Young People (sssc.uk.com) Pre-school services or education provision section and in particular core unit 'HSC 033 Develop your practice through reflection and learning'. This outlines how you can use learning opportunities to improve your knowledge and practice, including learning from day-to-day experiences.

Teachers

Depending on your career stage you may use any one (or more than one) of the Professional Standards for Teachers - The General Teaching Council for Scotland (gtcs.org.uk). All of the Professional Standards, with professional values at the heart, support and promote partnership, leadership, enquiry and professional learning. They describe teacher professionalism in Scotland, our ‘way of being’.

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