Guidance

• Read each statement and consider your knowledge and/or ability in relation to the statement.
• Answer honestly to ensure your plan profiles your strengths and opportunities.
• This process is more than validation alone, it is to support growth and development.
• Consider each of the seven descriptors alongside each statement and select the descriptor that best fits your current knowledge and/or ability.

Descriptors

1. Not yet developed: I have little or no knowledge or experience in this area. I have not yet had the opportunity to demonstrate this practice.
2. Emerging: I have some awareness of what effective practice looks like in this area, but I rely heavily on guidance and support from others to apply it.
3. Developing: I can apply this practice in familiar or routine situations, though my confidence and consistency vary. I still seek regular support.
4. Consolidating: I apply this practice reliably in most situations and am building the confidence to work independently, though complex or unfamiliar contexts still challenge me.
5. Proficient: I consistently and confidently apply this practice across a range of situations, adapting my approach as circumstances require.
6. Highly accomplished: I apply this practice at a consistently high standard, including in complex or ambiguous situations, and I support and model it for colleagues.
7. Leading: I demonstrate exemplary practice in this area, mentor and build the capability of others, and actively contribute to improving practice across my service or the broader sector.