“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think” – Albert Einstein 

 According to the Education Endowment Foundation, metacognition (‘thinking about and managing your own thinking’) can significantly impact a pupil’s progress and independence. Furthermore, the CfW states, “Assessment should support practitioners in identifying the progress learners have made…  This includes understanding HOW a learner has learned and WHAT they have learned.”

 Based on current educational research, this course will cover the theory of thinking skills and consider a wide range of cross-curricular strategies and activities that can be used immediately to make ‘metacognition’ explicit to staff, learners, and other stakeholders.

The Course Objectives include:

• What are thinking skills, and how does this link to metacognition?

• What are thinking skills, and how do these improve Assessment IN Learning Strategies?

• Examining a range of thinking skills and how to apply them in the classroom practically.

• Considering what strategies are appropriate for each age and phase across the school.

• This programme is available as a face-to-face course online and as an In-service for schools.