In this podcast, Marina Fogle from The Parent Hood talks to Alisdair Wade from Thinking Matters about the basic things parents can embrace, during lockdown and beyond, that will have a massive positive impact on our children’s long term development.
Podcast – TM Tips For Parents educating children at home Read More
Supporting Health and Wellbeing through Metacognitive Visual Tools.
Agents of change – The importance of not being complacent Read More
So, what makes your pupils tick?
At Motivation Matters we have been looking at ways of integrating a working knowledge of intrinsic motivation amongst pupils and staff at schools across the UK and beyond. We are now guiding School Leaders in their support of Senior Leadership Teams, Teachers and Pupils, in terms of both their performance and wellbeing.
Is school performance or wellbeing important in these times? Read More
Cumran Primary School has been developing a whole school approach to developing children’s metacognition for more than a decade and is accredited by the University of Exeter as a Thinking School. Lorna Gardiner, Thinking Matters Consultant has provided training and support to the leadership and staff team of Cumran PS in recent years and shares the outcomes of an inspection report of the school, recently published by the Education and Training Inspectorate.
Children Lead the Learning at Cumran Primary School Read More
Welcome to our latest Thinking Matters Update. We’re delighted to share news of events and activities taking place both in the UK and overseas.
Thinking Matters Update February 2020 Read More
The work and impact of the Thinking Matters approach and Thinking Schools has regular coverage in both National and Educational media press and publications. Recent coverage includes:
Reculver Primary School is part of the Aquila Diocese of Canterbury Multi Academies Trust where Thinking Matters has been working with a focused group of primary heads who, in turn will now lead the training in schools within their own MAT.
Reculver School – A Thinking Journey Read More
Amnuay Silpa are looking for adaptable, experienced and committed Primary, Secondary and TEFL teachers who have high expectations of children’s learning, and an enthusiasm and passion for working with young people. The successful candidates need to be able to demonstrate excellent classroom practice, the ability to motivate pupils and a willingness to work in partnership with the staff team.
Teaching Opportunities in Bangkok, Thailand 2020 Read More
Barbara Priestman Academy is for students aged 11-19 years with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder or complex learning difficulties. They are also an accredited Advanced Thinking School. Judith Stephenson, Thinking School Coordinator at the school, shares the very positive and rewarding acknowledgement they have recently received for their first class Thinking School practices.
Vote of Confidence for Barbara Priestman Academy Read More
‘Any curriculum, good or bad, will sink or float on the culture of the classroom in which it is enacted.’
Book Review – Creating Cultures of Thinking, Ron Ritchhart (2015) Read More