Growth mindset/
Characteristics of Effective Learning
Growth Mindset
A growth mindset is the underlying belief that abilities can be developed through effort and practice. Children with a growth mindset persist in the face of challenges because they understand that effort and hard work can change ability and intelligence. A fixed mindset is the belief that intelligence is static, and cannot be changed. When children have a fixed mindset, they tend to give up easily when they encounter obstacles, because they believe that they don’t have what it takes to learn hard things.
Our pupil's have developed a 'Learning Charter' which sets our what learning looks like in our school - both inside the classroom and outside.
Characteristics of Effective Learning (Reception)
These are the three characteristics that drive our teaching and signpost to us that a child is learning:
Playing and exploring – Children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’.
Active learning – Children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements.
Creating and thinking critically – Children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.
