Learning To Learn
A teaching activity that will encourage pupils' enquiry, thinking and participation skills. Suitable for key stages 3 to 5.
This free resource will encourage pupils to recall and record their past learning experiences. This will help teachers gain an understanding of pupils' individual learning preferences
How can the process of developing thinking skills be put into practice? A glimpse into the environment within a day nursery in south-east England shows how read more
If the spirit of creativity were allowed to flower, could we cope? David Leat looks at the way that everyday constraints leave schools ill-equipped to teach creativity and the way that it can flourish when those constraints are removed read more
Staff at the Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington, decided it was time for a change. Six months later there is a real sense of staff and students working together for the future. Chris Love describes how learning to learn was introduced to his school read more
Lesson study is a form of classroom enquiry from the Far East that focuses on improving an aspect of teaching and learning through collaborative long-term study. Pete Dudley describes its background and how it has been adapted for use in England read more
Kate Wall and Elaine Hall explore some of the commonalities and difficulties with concepts associated with learning to learn read more
David Allen and Iona Towler-Evans look at an innovative system of teaching thinking skills through drama read more
Guy Claxton invites debate on his eight character strengths and virtues for the learning age read more
Mandi Horwood describes how a project to investigate how students saw their learning and how they can have a say in it revealed the vital contribution that they have to make read more
