“Antiquated,” the progs say. “Stuck in the Victorian age. Do these people not see what is coming, what is here already? Knowledge is at our fingertips with a […]
Knowledge Rich 2.0? In Flanders’ Classrooms …. Read More
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Click on Issue to open Newsletter: Christmas Newsletter 2025 – Visits and Events; Thinking School Accreditations; CPD opportunities including the new Cognitive Coach Course; New Hub School Summer
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The event took place on November 7th and was seamlessly hosted by Ashgrove Primary, Newtownabbey whose senior choir kicked off the event in the most compelling way possible
Transform Ed Conference – NI Thinking Schools’ Network – A review Read More
If you are looking for insights and inspiration on the use of Thinking Frames for those with learning challenges, as well as how to use them more widely
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A growing number of these schools have worked with a strategic intent towards becoming recognised Thinking Schools, pursuing the vision for their students to become ‘meta-learners’, i.e. metacognitive,
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Perhaps referring to the full title of ‘metacognition and self-regulated learning’ seems rather too much of a mouthful in discussions, as indeed it is! Alternatively, there may be
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At Stanley Park Infants, our school’s identity as an Advanced Accredited Thinking School underpins every decision we make, from how we teach phonics to how we scaffold story
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Thinking Matters Blog – Alisdair Wade, CEO With news out of the USA that a new executive order has been signed by the President to infuse artificial intelligence
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Northern Ireland Meta Meets I am just back from a few days visiting schools in Northern Ireland where Priory Integrated College (PIC) hosted the most fantastic ‘Meta Meet’.
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