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DfES 0444-2004Unit 16 Leading in learning
Unit 17 Developing effective learners
25 | Key Stage 3 National Strategy| Pedagogy and practice
Leadership guide
For developing thinking skills Always Sometimes Never
I/we/teachers ...
plan and teach lessons explicitly to
improve thinking skills, and include this in
schemes of work
help pupils make connections between
thinking in classrooms and in everyday
contexts through stories, analogies etc.
focus plenaries on how tasks have been
done, not just on what answers have been
produced
understand the relevance of the National
Curriculum thinking skills to performance
in their subject
support pupils in their development of an
explicit vocabulary of thinking wordsFor developing effective learners Always Sometimes Never
I/we/teachers ...
provide opportunities for pupils to evaluate
their work and consider how they might
improve
teach pupils how to search for information
and seek assistance with their learning
foster a good range of learning skills
among the pupils
have a clear understanding of what is
meant by an effective learner
help pupils to improve their skills in
organising their learning and planning their
work with care
have a range of strategies for developing
pupils' thinking skills
make opportunities to discuss effective
learning at whole-school or departmental
level