"The principal goal of education... should be

creating men and women who are capable of doing new

things... men and women who are creative, inventive, and

discoverers." Jean Piaget

The English system “relies too much on external

standardised assessment instead of what we have in Finland, which is school-

based, teacher-led continuous assessment.”

Pasi SahlbergFinnish Ministry of Education

“The thing that really intrigues me is that the things that matter least, such as structural change and the way schools are set up,

still dominate our debates”John Hattie

Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute

“Too many teachers believe that the essence of our

profession is autonomy. The essence of our profession is teamwork, communication,

collaboration and learning what works and what doesn’t.”

• Literacy,•Numeracy,• Creativity,

• Learning to learn.

• Persistence,•Determination,•Hard work.

•Deliberate practice,•Master Coaching,

• Feedback.

• Character,• Resilience,

•Grit."The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit."

Mark Twain

• Enterprise,• Creativity,• Innovation.

"The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows, it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts."

Booker T Washington

• Design,• Story,

• Symphony,• Empathy,• Play,

• Meaning!"The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person

with a certain kind of mind, but the keys to the kingdom are changing!”Daniel Pink

• Entrepreneurship;• Effective oral and written

communication;• Accessing and analysing

information; • Curiosity;

• Imagination.

• Critical thinking;• Problem solving;

• Collaboration across networks;• Leading by influence;

• Agility;• Adaptability;• Initiative.

“Too many teachers think that

if they had more time, resources and space they

could make a difference. The last thing most teachers need

is more.. ..they need different!”

John HattieDirector, Melbourne Education Research Institute

CoachingCoachingMentoring

INTERESTINGLY…“It is the learners’ ability to

assess their own performance and

understand how they can improve that makes the

most difference.”

We need to trust, respect, value, connect and develop

teachers as well as learners.

We must develop:• personalised approaches;• a focus on the basic skills; • a focus on world class;• a focus on character, resilience

and grit;• a focus on creativity, innovation

and enterprise.

We must develop:• intelligent accountability; • project-based learning; • comprehensive programmes of

coaching and support;• on-line resources; that support anytime, anywhere learning. 

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