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Learning Dispositions: Nurturing the Path to Better Learning
Following a two-year journey of research and exploration, the staff at Lansbury Lawrence have developed a comprehensive set of Learning Dispositions.
Drawing from research and methodologies around metacognition, we evaluated various approaches, seeking to pinpoint the learning dispositions that would best empower our young pupils and support our values and ethos. Throughout this process, we established connections to the Philosophy for Children programme, which is embedded at Lansbury Lawrence as a P4C Gold school.
An invaluable source of inspiration lies in the work of Professor Bill Lucas and The Creative Habits of Mind model. Lansbury Lawrence has a firm belief in nurturing creativity and cultural capital.
Additionally, we found resonance in the work of Professor Guy Claxton and his Building Learning Power approach.
Building upon these exemplars and further research by Lucas and Claxton, who are both researchers in the field of education, our Learning Dispositions framework has been designed to specifically equip our pupils with the tools needed to thrive both academically and beyond.
Our Learning dispositions of resilience, curiosity, articulateness, imagination, and reflection are crucial for children to understand how they learn and become better learners.
Year 1 Steam Day: Bath Bombs and Salt Paintings
Year 1 had an exciting and creative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) Day, filled with hands-on learning and lots of fun! The children explored science and art by making their own bath bombs and creating beautiful salt paintings. Making...
A Year Two Trip to Tower Bridge: exploring history and connections
Both Year Two classes recently embarked on an exciting trip to Tower Bridge, one of London’s most iconic landmarks. This visit was a great opportunity for the children to step into history and learn about the engineering marvel that has stood since 1894. We Saw: Tower...
Year 3 P4C: Learning to resolve conflicts
In Year Three, our Philosophy for Children (P4C) sessions have focused on developing essential skills for resolving conflicts. P4C is all about encouraging children to think critically, listen carefully, and engage with others in meaningful discussions. This term, one...
P4C in Year One: Philosophical Discussions About Kindness and Teamwork
In Year One's Philosophy for Children (P4C) lessons, one of the most engaging and thoughtful topics they have tackled recently has been friendship. This led to discussions about kindness and teamwork where the young minds were encouraged to ask profound questions...
What is Oracy?
This week in Hepworth Class, Ms Miah had the word 'Oracy' on our board. We were full of curiosity and asked many questions to find out more. "What is that?" - Haydn"What is oracy?" - Humam"Is that our new topic?" - IshakWhat does oracy mean?" - Nahid"Is that what we...
Philosophy for Children (P4C): Fostering Curiosity and Imagination in Year Two
Philosophy for Children (P4C) is a subject that encourages young minds to think deeply, ask questions and explore the world around them through curiosity, imagination and reflection. At its core, P4C is about nurturing the ability to think critically and articulate...
STEAM and World Book Day in Delaunay
Recently, we celebrated STEAM and World Book Day with exciting events that piqued our students' incredible capacity for curiosity and imagination. All STEAM ahead! Let's get going . . . It was so much fun : ) Using miniature robots, we explored the world of STEAM...
British Science Week: Steam Day
Yesterday morning, we celebrated our annual STEAM day by immersing pupils in various Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths activities across years 1-6. There was an array of activities ranging from building bridges, photo-frames and rockets to making a...
World Book Week Adventures: Taking SUPERWORM into Forest School!
World Book Week is always a magical time of year, a chance to celebrate the power of storytelling and imagination. This year, we brought the beloved tale of Superworm by Julia Donaldson to life in a very special way—by taking it into our Forest School! This engaging...
How does the human body work so effectively?
Last half term, we learnt all about the human body. Our guiding question: How do bodies work so effectively? Zain Safa Humam Ayman and Summer explored the following: