Thinking Skills
We are delighted to have been able to incorporate a new element to the curriculum in Year 7: Thinking Skills. Each class has one Thinking Skills lesson per fortnight, giving students a specific opportunity to develop their independent and collaborative thinking skills, fostering and encouraging curiosity and creativity. The lessons are designed to be very active and great fun, giving students the chance to think in new ways, to reflect on how they learn, and to feel encouraged and motivated about their learning. The skills that the students develop through these lessons are designed to enhance their learning in other subjects, particularly in line with the skills aspect of the new KS3 curriculum. This PLTS agenda (Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills) supports students in developing such positive attributes as being:
- Independent Enquirers
- Creative Thinkers
- Reflective Learners
- Team Workers
- Self-managers
- Effective Participators
We are very fortunate to be able to support the Thinking Skills initiative through funding from Bartholomew’s ‘Thinking Voice’ project (please see the ‘Thinking Voice’ section of the website to find out more about this). The feedback from the Year 7 students this year so far has already been incredibly positive so we are confident that our Year 7 students next year will enjoy this aspect of the curriculum too!