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Students who have developed these Habits of Mind will be able to apply their learning to an ever-expanding array of challenges

Growth mindset leads people to take on challenges they can learn from, to find more effective ways to improve, to persevere in the face of setbacks, to learn from mistakes and to make greater progress.

Why Talking About the Brain Can Empower Learners

Speaking at the CBI annual conference recently, David Cameron called for “an education system that turns out people with the skills necessary to do the jobs that we’re creating in our country today”. And what do business people say those skills are?

This 57-page report, published in October 2014 and jointly authored by the Sutton Trust and Durham University, reviews over 200 pieces of research to identify the elements of teaching with the strongest evidence of improving attainment.

Students who have developed these 'Habits of Mind' will be able to apply their learning to an ever-expanding array of challenges not only in commonly taught subjects in school, but also in their communities, in their world and in their lives.

If you’ve ever wondered why a particular song is catchy, it may be because you’ve heard it before on the radio, in a store, or on a soundtrack.

Have you heard about some schools in the UK who are teaching it through PSHE lessons? Are you considering how you might introduce it into your lessons or your school?

So, here we are, already in October and into the second month of the new National Curriculum! How are things settling down? Is it better not to have to bother with Levels? Or are you finding them being recreated, despite your best endeavours?

In response to our recent 5-minute Briefing on ‘Academic Mindsets’, one of our readers replied that she enjoys the Briefings and finds them very relevant to her own thinking and practice. We welcome all feedback – positive and negative – so, if you've time, please feel free to drop us a line to let us know what you think.