The right mind-set

Being a good learner doesn’t just mean behaving in lessons, but it’s also about being:

• positive and determined
• curious and able to ask great questions
• not afraid to make mistakes and learn from them
• able to make links and connections in their learning
• able to work with others

Great learners can work independently by being:

• Resilient – persists, overcomes difficulty, takes risks.
• Resourceful – shows initiative, demonstrates research skills, creative, works well interdependently.
• Reasoning – thinks and reviews, analyses patterns, deals well with conflicting ideas.
• Responsible – motivated to pursue goals, acts on feedback, proactive partner in learning, skilled at working collaboratively, shows leadership skills.
• Reflective – learns from experience, can improve on own learning, learns from research, helps to create the big picture, makes own connections in learning, reflects and acts on feedback.