Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.
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.
Yet Another Half-Term has Come to a Close in Hokusai Class…
This half term, our big question was, "How Does the Human Body Work so Effectively?" With such a big idea, we were able to explore so many areas of what makes the human body so amazing at its job, as well as ask many, many questions that we slowly answered throughout...
What an Exciting Term of Learning in Year 2!
Wow! What an incredible, fun-filled term we’ve had in Year 2! It feels like time has flown by and we can’t believe we’re already at the end of it. This term has been all about nature, the world around us and the children have absolutely loved every moment.From...
Kahlo Class get Creative in V&A Led Workshop
Kahlo class participated in a fun workshop with staff from the V&A museum today. They came into our school to shoot a live workshop in which pupils got to create their own artefacts inspired by real museum artefacts. They were shown 3 artefacts: a bronze box from...
End of Spring Term 1: Toys: Why have Toys changed over time?
As we reach the end of Spring Term 1, let's look back at all the exciting things we've learned this term! We’ve learned about toys from the past, practiced maths with doubles and place value, and written stories about lost toys. Let’s see what we've discovered! In...
Year 4 and the Anglo-Saxons
We had a very busy and fruitful half term! Van Gogh and Riley classes learnt about the Anglo-Saxons through literature, geography, history, art and even design technology. Our cooking activity was a great success and we would love to continue it soon! Please, have a...
Hunting for minibeasts in the local woodlands
by the whole class On our trip we had fun exploring at the Soanes Centre. The Soanes Centre is a type of habitat called a woodland, and the word habitat means an environment that animals and plants call their home. We searched the woodlands for smaller habitats such...
Exploring the World of Creativity: Year 1’s Trip to the Young V&A
On a bright and cheerful morning, Goldsworthy and Kapoor class set off on an exciting adventure to the Young V&A Museum. It was our first class trip using the bus - we made sure to stay safe by sitting in our seat. We were ready to dive into a world of art,...
Year 2’s Fun Problem Solving Lesson: Math, Strategy, and Dice
On Friday, in Year 2, our children had a fantastic time working on problem-solving skills through a fun and interactive dice game! The challenge was all about addition, strategy, and a little bit of friendly competition. It was wonderful to see the children engaged...
This Week in Year 2’s Problem Solving Lesson: Exploring Squares!
This week in our problem-solving lesson, we had a fantastic time exploring squares. Our challenge was to find as many squares as we could within a larger square. It was a great way to think carefully and work strategically. Here’s what we got up to: The Challenge:...
Year 3 at the Natural History Museum: A Roaring Good Time!
Year 3 set off to the Natural History Museum on Wednesday 27th November 2024. It was a long trip to get there, but it was well worth it! Getting ready to go! Waiting at Bow Road. Walking through the long, long tunnel from South Kensington Station to the museum. Once...