1. How we learn at Woodgrange
Learning and growing together

2. We can do it!
What happens when you fail your driving test? What happens when you fail a maths exam? Are our responses the same?

3. Fixed mindset
Children who believe they are clever often look to prove this to themselves and others. They:
Look for quick wins and seek out adult approval or rewards
Avoid challenges or tasks that require lots of effort
Like certificates and stickers

4. Open mindset… Children with a growth mindset are:
Willing to try new things and take risks
Keep on trying, even when its hard!
Are not afraid to make mistakes
Try to do better than they did before rather than compete against others

5. At Woodgrange… We believe there is no such thing as a clever child!
Children learn at different rates but all children learn. Some children need
extra time,
extra support
extra practice
…but all children will learn as long as they believe they can!

6. What do we do at Woodgrange to develop an growth mindset?
We do not
Talk about learning not work
Tell children where they have improved
Encourage and praise children’s efforts
Talk to children about how they can improve further
Organise ALL learning in mixed ability partners or groups
Tell children they are clever
Give marks out of 10
Give certificates or stickers
Praise outcomes
Compare children
Group by ability
Use rubbers to hide mistakes
Put hands up to answer questions

7. Learning behaviour
We encourage and support children to develop the following learning attributes:
Curiosity- Curious Cat
Resilience- Go for it Gorilla and Tough Tortoise
Sharing and cooperating- Helpful Hippo

8. Learning partners (LP)
Children work with a partner for much of their time in class. We do this because it supports:
Talk and the development of ideas
Listening and explaining
Less confident children to speak up
Children to get to know ALL their class mates
An open mindset- avoids the same children answering questions and others sitting back

9. What does this look like in lessons?
Children sit with their LP on carpet and are given “talk tasks”
Children sit with their LP at tables and work at their own challenge level in maths or do their own writing, but are encouraged to talk to each other and help if needed.
Partners are randomly selected
and changed weekly or fortnightly
Partners are always mixed ability