After completing the PLAs, you now need to consider how you have applied, or will apply the learning from these in your context. As a middle leader, you will be involved in a range of change initiatives through your role. Consider a change initiative you have led, or are currently leading, and reflect on the following questions:

• Start with the why:
  What was your change initiative? Why did you choose it? What was the intended impact on learners and/or colleagues?
• What was the learning?
  What were your key takeaways from the PLAs? In what ways did your learning from them influence your leadership of this change initiative?
• What was the approach?
  What approaches did you take to the change initiative and why?
• What were the challenges?
  What blockers did you face and how did you overcome these?
• What has been the impact?
  On you, learners, colleagues, others? If the impact of the initiative is yet to be seen/measured, what impact do you expect, and how will you know? Any unintended outcomes?
• What are your next steps?
  What are your next steps with the initiative and/or your own professional learning?

There may be a significant time between completing the PLAs and integrating your learning through a change initiative. It may also be the case that you have been working on the PLAs and your change initiative at the same time. This is why we suggest a session at least for the programme. What’s important is that you have been able to apply and integrate your learning before you submit for completion, as you need to clearly demonstrate its impact.

Once you have completed this reflection, you have the option of submitting your learning to us for certification as outlined on the following page.