Table of Contents

Section 1. The need for an inclusive education system that embraces and builds on pupil difference.

1. Pupils experience of education: aspects of the current education system that can demoralise pupils:-
• The development of unhelpful mindsets.
• Extroverts v introverts.
• A failure to recognise and provide for pupils with alternative approaches to learning.
• A failure to recognise the effect of chronological age on pupil performance.
• The over use of testing.
2. The links between attitude and intelligence.

Section 2. Developing pupils self confidence and emotional well being within the mainstream context.

3. Metacognition.
4. Social skills.
5. Self confidence.
6. Creativity.

Section 3. Learning rather than teaching: three possible solutions.

• Solution 1. Increased involvement in sport.
• Solution 2. Providing adequate opportunities for play.
• Solution 3. Promoting reading for pleasure.

Section 4. Ten Top Tips. Advice sheets.

• Active learning techniques.
• The brain and learning.
• Pupil advice sheet. A healthy life style.
• Developing pupils listening and attention skills.
• Pupil advice sheet. How to motivate yourself.
• Organisation. How to help pupils to organise themselves.
• Resilience. Developing pupils resilience.
• Specific learning difficulties or differences.
• Questionnaire. How I learn.
• Questionnaire. Study skills.