Identifying the middle way, taking the best from the traditional and progressive ways of teaching.

• Distilled pioneering approaches to teaching


• Draw on a wide range of cognitive, social and neuroscientific research

• Expeditionary learning


• Cultures of thinking


• Studio learning


• Habits of mind


• Building learning power


The design principles for developing a high-achieving, independent mindset: Developing ˜world-class™ schools: Guest speakers at this event include on of our authors, Guy Claxton - Click here to find out more information on his book ˜The Learning Power Approach™.

• Clarify the difference between Learning Mode and Performance Mode


• Design activities that strengthen learning power


• Why it is important to talk subjunctive rather than declarative


• How to lay out your classroom, and what you should put on your walls

• Build character


• Focus deliberately, systematically, effectively and demonstrably on building ˜learning character™ alongside the acquisition of knowledge and the pursuit of grades


• Enable students to choose, design, research, trouble-shoot and evaluate learning for themselves


• Powerful alterations to atmospheres in the classroom