When children learn how to learn their enthusiasm for learning is a joy to behold, their achievement levels rise and behaviour is simply not an issue. As learning how to learn re-establishes its rightful place in the primary curriculum school are relishing the opportunity to rebalance traditional content acquisition and the development of pupils learning habits.
Building Better Learners is blended package of learning resources and consultancy support, offering schools an affordable, guided, D.I.Y. start to developing pupils' learning habits. This package allows the school to build expertise through an in-house professional learning programme. You can learn your way forward, working at your own pace, and save yourself the cover costs often incurred by externally led training days. Use of these materials will secure the early development of learning pupils habits right across the school and create a common language for learning. The materials and consultancy ensure staff:
- feel confident that the approach is relevant, worthwhile and manageable.
- base their own development on a self-review.
- introduce key learning habits into classrooms.
- experience and share success in the approach quickly.
- observe the growth of pupil’s learning capacities.
- enjoy their teaching more.
And pupils make a confident flying start in becoming independent learners!
We all learn in different ways so the pack contains books, film clips, animations, and classroom practice resources to help everyone get to grips with the philosophy and practice of building pupils’ learning habits.
The content ideas are drawn from the well-respected learning-how-to –learn framework created by Professor Guy Claxton. This framework incorporates the emotional, social cognitive and personal responsibility aspects of learning. As such it is all embracing and fits snugly with SEAL and Assessment for Learning.
Consultancy support is included in the package. However, if a minimum of four schools wish to join together the consultancy support can become two days training for in-school learning champions. This helps schools to plan the use of the materials to best effect. This way of using the consultancy support has worked well in Milton Keynes and Bradford. Please contact TLO for more details.
