A one-day conference for Heads, Leaders in Teaching and Learning, and Thought Leaders
Including workshops on the excellent Thinking Moves A-Z metacognition framework.
Praise for Thinking Moves:
“During a teaching career of over 20 years, there have been very few initiatives that have had as great a positive impact on my practice as Thinking Moves A to Z. It has transformed the way I teach and the way I encourage my pupils to learn.”
“The language of Thinking Moves has become part of discourse in school. Communication and thinking strategies are now delivered with conscious intent, and children aged 3 and 4 are using these moves to own and manipulate their learning. The subtle interplay between cognition and emotion has enabled staff to seamlessly manipulate metacognition into a tool to support emotional regulation and prosocial behaviour.”
“As soon as I started using them, it became a central part on how I structure notes, plans, and answers.”
“We have seen tremendous growth in our students’ ability to explain and evaluate their own thinking as well as evaluate and appreciate the contribution of their peers. Colleagues have remarked about how easily they can be embedded into any topic and how students are now able to use them naturally and without prompting.”
“It is not often that teachers are given a tool that can be applied and adapted to every area of the curriculum and every age group. The appeal is in its simplicity and its ease to both teach and learn.”
“It is the most powerful innovation I have come across in 23 years of teaching. The framework is so agile it can be used in all contexts; it provides a common vocabulary for students to be able to unpack and process what is being asked of them.”
“I find myself using them independently in other subjects and in my revision.”
“The approach has been quickly accepted and valued by students and teachers. The simple and straightforward system makes metacognition easy for the students to understand and is simple for those who are new to English. We have developed a new Reading curriculum that links Thinking Moves to the teaching of reading comprehension skills.”