Developing a Growth Mindset to Facilitate Learning | Primary

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Matt Bawler Mental health and growth mindset educator
Webinar 1hr 7min

This webinar explores the benefit of a growth mindset and offers practical guidance on how to develop it in your primary classroom. It will explore the foundational impact that a growth mindset can have on children’s wellbeing and how this supports academic progress, assisting you to identify areas in which you can better encourage children to develop this.

CPD Certified

For: Leaders, teachers, practitioners and teaching assistants

Aim: This webinar explores the benefit of a growth mindset and offers practical guidance on how to develop it in your primary classroom. It will explore the foundational impact that a growth mindset can have on children’s wellbeing and how this supports academic progress, assisting you to identify areas in which you can better encourage children to develop this.

Rationale: Making mistakes offers an opportunity to learn and do things differently in the future. It is important to encourage a growth mindset to help pupils deal with failure and prevent them from doubting their ability or losing interest. According to research, by developing a growth mindset, pupils are able to improve their problem-solving skills, and eventually use them in more challenging scenarios.