Hints and tips for creating a portfolio

Learning Objectives

After considering this resource, you should understand different ideas for ensuring the process of compiling your portfolio is a manageable one.

Your portfolio offers you the chance to evidence your learning on placement. It is a significant undertaking and as such, should not be left to the last minute.

In the following video, students share their ideas for creating a portfolio to ensure the process is a more manageable one than it might seem at the start.

Download: Video transcript

Reflective Questions

  1. What strategies do you currently use to compile a portfolio? What works well? What methods are not so effective?
  2. Were there any tips in the video you might want to try? How will you utilise these?
  3. How can your practice educator help you with the portfolio process? Discuss this at your next supervision session.
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