Presentation on growth mindset, teaching, learning and homework for parents of Year 7 students by Mr Loynton for Information Evening at Chew Valley School on 4th November 2015
4. Homework
• An average of 45 minutes per night
• Homework timetable
• Insight
• Independent Study:
• SAM Learning
• Wider Reading
The most reliable predictor of achievement is
"a hungry mind"- Dr Sophie von Stumm.
It is not just about what you know anymore,
but how much you want to know
5. 3900 minutes in a
school year
975 minutes in a
school year
195 minutes in a
school year
8. Learning and Memory
Evidence informed tips on how to
learn well:
1. Space your practice
2. Experience failing occasionally
3. Practise what you will be
tested on
4. Structure information – don’t
try to remember it
5. Rest and sleep
http://www.screenr.com/C6l8