Thinking Schools Nigeria (TSN) was established after the Greensprings School Drive Team was trained by Thinking Matters, which ended in April 2018. Since then, several training sessions on the Thinking School Approach have been organised for teachers and support staff.
Not only have Glenmoor and Winton Academies just achieved an Outstanding OFSTED inspection – their Progress 8 scores for 2018 show remarkable increased attainment and progress!
Having achieved re-accreditation as an Advanced Thinking School, Candice Wood, Thinking School Coordinator from Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, shares their reasoning behind continuing the Thinking School approach.
Rethinkers are running special workshops in Jordan’s capital, Amman, to meet the needs of Gifted Students. Aimed at International and National Schools in Jordan, workshops will be held in twilight hours over three days (12 hours training).
Thinking Matters are pleased to announce a partnership with a British-educated Chinese educationalist and entrepreneur, Garmen Chan.
This March a group of teachers from Lithuania (Alytus St Benedict‘s Gymnasium and Vilnius Salininkai Gymnasium) had a wonderful opportunity to observe how philosophy of the Thinking Schools approach works in reality.
Sharon Phillips, Year 3 teacher at Deri View Primary shares her action research findings on the impact of P4C on oracy skills and learners confidence.
Listening to Joni’s inspiring keynote address at the recent International Thinking Skills Conference, I was reminded of the pivotal role that the working memory plays in the learning process.
In the real world of education, everyone is frantically trying to ‘get it right’.
It’s really an exciting time to be a teacher. There’s hardly a day goes past when something new doesn’t appear to read about education, either a new book or an article on Twitter. And working at Notting Hill Prep (NHP), a thinking school, means that there’s a constant conversation about pedagogy or happiness or wellbeing going on in staffrooms and over lunch.
“How the use of thinking skills are transforming our lessons”.
Leadership Challenges for those who embark upon the journey of taking a whole school approach to the Teaching of Thinking.
What is the connection between man’s best friend and the development of positive dispositions to learn? In this article, Dr Helen Lewis from the University of Wales explores how the bond between a child and a dog may have benefits that impact on learning.