Reflective Journal hints and tips - Deadline February 28th!

This is a reminder to all BiG Challenge teams that your Reflective Journals are due for submission at 5pm on Friday 28 February 2025.

Please note that this year, teams will be asked to upload their journals to our new judging platform - please keep an eye out for the link when it is ready!

What is a Reflective Journal?

Your journal is your opportunity to tell us about your journey through the BiG Challenge. It needs to tell us everything about your BiG Challenge journey, from start to finish. Remind yourself of the different steps you and your team have taken in the project.

The journal is broken up into sections, covering all the final award categories, and what you submit will be used to judge your entry into these awards. It also allows you to let us know about the skills you have learnt, the experiences you have had and how you have overcome any challenges. 

The award categories are:

The Skills Awards:

  • Teamwork
  • Creativity
  • Problem solving
  • Aiming high

The Enterprise Awards: 

  • Innovation
  • Use of technology
  • Sustainability
  • Marketing and sales
  • Made in Sheffield
  • Biggest profit
  • Outstanding reflective journal 

There is information with the judging criteria for each prize category in your Student Workbook

How to journal

You can choose how you tell us your BiG Challenge story. 

You might want to think about some of these ways: 

  • Short 5 minute video
  • PowerPoint presentation with a voice over
  • PowerPoint presentation with photos and notes
  • Canva presentation
  • Written journal
  • A combination of these 

Need some help?