Download - Growth mindset and can do culture
Attitude to learningTeachers are determined that pupils
achieve well
Encourage pupils to try hard and recognise their efforts
Love the challenge of learning and are resilient to failure
Holistic “can do” cultureProve to them that they can do it
Verbal feedback and Pupil speak
Colour coding for explicit progress
Marking and RemarkingRecourses to help improve L@B
Praise process rather than outcome for all learners“Try hard”“Good try”“Effort”“Keep going”“Maybe next time”Viewed as consolation for getting it wrong
Move away fromAchievementGood gradesDoes not mean that you have done your best
Need to encourage these
traits for all learners as that
leads to progress
Model this as praise for all
Move away from peer compariso
ns
Personal best
LanguageReinforcing belief that traits are natural
Praise or criticism
You are great at
that
You areSo talented
You are so clever
That is an amazing piece of
work
You always do
brilliantly
You are lazy
You are naughty
You never try
You have not done enough
That is great
Growth mind-set Language
Reinforcing belief that pupils are in controlPraise and
areas for improvement
Your determination has paid
off
You have put a lot of effort into
this, keep it upYou have done well
because you have tried
hard
How could you
improve this
further?
You always try your
best
If you put the effort
in…
That behaviour is not helping you learnYou have great ideas, lets get some evidence
of them
I know you can do it, remember
when…
This would be even
more amazing
if…
Pupils own language
Aiming for A*Clear success criteriaStudent examplesHighlight when verbally A*Share their A* sentenceRetake and remarkPersonal bestQuality not quantityEveryone improvesExams are to show off
HOT thinking HOTtiesHOT questionsEncourage pupils to aim high and improve
Questions are just as important as answers – reinforce the idea that it is not just about getting it “right”
Classroom
displayProgress wallSkills basedCelebrating resilience
Give clear opportunities and support for ALL to improve
Move away from being “good enough”
Green marking
A skill that you have demonstrated Red marking
Respond to a HOT question or literacyProgress your responses to marking
Explain HOT ideas fullySPaG Improve literacy
Dirty timeDirected improvement
and reflection time for you
Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
SPaG
Paragraphs Thesaurus to improve vocab
www.thesaurus.com/
Dictionary for spellings
www.oxforddictionaries.com/
Capital letters and full stops
Change banned words
Use PEED
key words
Use evidence to support
arguments
Explain different point of view
GrowthMind setFixed
Mind set
I can’t do this
What can I do?