Constructing Collaborative Classrooms
This week’s Guest Blog is written by Joe Brassington (@jjbrassington), whose teaching features in “Powering Up Children“. This is part 4 of a series of blogs, relating to each chapter…
Planning a Learning Powered Classroom
The aim of this blogpost is to empower you in planning a learning powered classroom next academic year. What’s the Point of School? The first book that made me reflect…
The language of Learning
This is the third in a series of “Guest blogs” written for Learning Power Kids. Each blogpost in this series related to a chapter in “Powering Up Children“. The first…
10 ways I have grown Learning Power – A reflection on this year’s wins.
It’s my birthday tomorrow – Yay! Level 39 (AKA the bonus level!). It’s also coming up to the end of the academic year here in Bangkok. I thought it would…
Creating an LPA-rich environment.
This is a guest blog from one of our favourite #positivetwizards* Nicky Clements (@nickyclements71) – Head of Early Years at Victoria Academies Trust. It relates to chapter 4, in “Powering…
From “Behaviour Management” to “Behaviour Empowerment”
I’m feeling brave today (or foolish?). Thoughts of what a Learning Powered Approach to behaviour looks like have been swirling around my head. I’m using this blog as a way…
Meaning Business Without Being Mean.
Written by Hywel Roberts (@Hywel_Roberts) This is the first of a series of blog posts exploring each Design Principle in mine and Guy Claxton’s new book “Powering up Children“. This…
Spring Clean your Pedagogy
Challenges of a Learning Power classroom – Part One Co-creating a Learning Power classroom – with your learners and all adults involved in deepening their learning experience – is a…
Assessment AS learning – The Learning Power Approach to assessment and feedback.
The mindset of a Learning Powered Teacher. Introduction to Assessment as Learning. As leaders of learning, Learning Powered teachers think critically, reflecting on what they are doing and asking themselves:…
