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Growth mindsetA belief system that suggests that one’s intelligence can be grown or developed with persistence, effort, and a focus on learning.

Fixed mindsetA belief system that suggests that a person has a predetermined amount of intelligence, skills or talent.

1 - strongly agree2 - agree3 - mostly agree4 - mostly disagree5 - disagree6 - strongly disagree

You have a certain amount of intelligence and you really can’t

do much to change it.

You can learn new things, but you can’t really

change your basic

intelligence.

Your intelligence is something

about you that you can’t change

very much.

What about you?

• Knots

• Sudoku

• juggling

What Can We Do?

• Educate parents, teachers, students and the whole school community about the brain and neuroplasticity – the brain as a muscle

• Embrace failure.• Take care with praise.• Constant focus on our

messages.

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How Will We Do It?

• What is your mindset and the mindset of your students and parents/carers?

• Continuous training and support.

• Monitoring of student progress, engagement and behaviour.

• Data and next steps.

Invite

• A cross school working party; sharing resources, ideas and knowledge about the secrets to unlocking a growth mindset for all of our students.