Reflections

A space to share, discuss, and reflect on your pedagogy and provision

Facilitate and support reflective practice

Tapestry Reflections provides a space for educators to share and discuss thoughts, experiences, and actions.

  • Record what you are thinking, why you are thinking it, and what you plan to do
  • Link observations or other reflections to create a timeline
  • Add comments to engage in conversation
  • Monitor and document the impact of actions in your setting
A screenshot of a reflection within Tapestry.
A group of educators reflecting on their practice together around a table.

Key uses for Reflections

The Reflections feature is adaptable to the unique needs of your school or setting. Explore some of the most common ways it’s used and discover how you can implement it effectively below.

Learn how

Ready to get started? Take a look at this tutorial to learn how to start adding reflections on your account. 

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Reflective practice – How to use it in Early Years

One of our Managing Directors, Dr Helen Edwards, wrote an article in Teach Early Years providing tips to help get you started with reflective practice in Early Years.

Using the Areas of Concern screens on Tapestry?

Reflections works seamlessly with the Areas of Concern screens to help you monitor children’s learning and development. Take a look at our post to see how.

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Getting to grips with Reflections

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Watch along

Check out this playlist for a guide on how to use Reflections on Tapestry. These easy-to-follow videos will help you get the most out of the feature.

Understanding Reflections

Tapestry’s Reflections tool allows you to view the reflective journey on one page. View this tutorial to take a closer look at how a reflection is structured.

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Need to make changes?

Reflections can be updated at any point if you need to add, edit or remove information. Take a look at this tutorial to see how to do this.

Get Started for Free

Support reflective practice with built-in tools, just for staff — try it today.