The Butler Diaries Professional Development Log Book is a dedicated space for early childhood educators to plan, track, and reflect on their professional growth across the year. From SMART goal setting to detailed activity logs, this B5 book brings everything together in one place – supporting both individual development and the service's commitment to a professional learning culture.
How This Log Book Supports Your Service
Set meaningful short and long term career goals using the built-in SMART goals framework.
Track every professional development activity, provider, cost, and hours in one organised summary.
Map upcoming training, conferences, and learning events across the year with the PD Year Planner.
Keep a record of useful books and websites that support your professional growth.
Provide clear, accessible evidence of your commitment to ongoing learning for QIP reviews and assessments.
What's Inside
Important Information and Contacts pages at the front
Professional Development Resources – space to list books to read and useful websites/apps
National Quality Standard reference – QA4 and QA7 descriptors relevant to professional learning
SMART Goals pages – short term and long term career goal planning using the SMART framework
Professional Development Year Planner – plan PD events month by month across the year
Professional Development Summary – log dates, activities, providers, hours, cost, and comments (mark hours as internal * or external +)
Links to the National Quality Standard
This log book supports your responsibilities under:
QA4 – Staffing Arrangements: supporting professional collaboration, professional standards, and the ongoing development of educators and staff.
QA7 – Governance and Leadership: demonstrating continuous improvement, educational leadership, and the regular evaluation and support of staff professional development.
An essential tool for any educator committed to growing their practice, or for any leader looking to support and evidence professional learning across their team.