Building resilience in the classroom

Why I find that resilience is a particular issue? The students who are often low achieving and I want to show progress, often show lack of resilience. Sometimes students home lives do not lend themselves to challenges we present them with. In a practical subject when there is only a single lesson to cook, this can cause panic, shutting down and the frozen child! Relax: Take a moment card This is useful for certain ‘frozen’ students, particularly in a practical lesson. Allows students to pause, take the stress out of the situation and then continue. Also reminds them of the attributes needed to be a good learner.

3) Reflection - At the end of the lesson or at the start of the next. 2)Feedback – Give specific targets on how to move forward and be ready to model work and outcomes. The use of checklists, student friendly success criteria and target driven clear verbal feedback can be motivating. 3) Reflection - At the end of the lesson or at the start of the next. Reflecting on a difficult task, such as a short practical can be useful to make students recognise progress and change attitudes.