12 Principles
Beliefs, values, and behaviours that create cultures of high expectation and resilience.
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All staff believe and expect they and their pupils can be better today than yesterday.
Effort
Low
Culture Leverage
Transformational
Time to Embed
Now
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Do all staff and pupils believe they have the growth mindset that they can be better today than yesterday?
Pupils realise they are responsible for their learning and what they achieve. Pupils focus all effort and time on things they are in control of.
Effort
Low
Culture Leverage
Strong
Time to Embed
Now
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Do pupils give up too easily? Is this an accepted behaviour?
Born out of a Growth Mindset, pupils say things like 'I don't know how to do it ... yet', and 'I'm yet to be confident in knowing/doing that'.
Effort
Low
Culture Leverage
Strong
Time to Embed
Now
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Do staff model and use language to promote growth mindset?
Staff focus all effort and time on things they can control. Staff are the thermostat as well as the thermometer.
Effort
Medium
Culture Leverage
Transformational
Time to Embed
This Term
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Do pupils give up too easily? Is this an accepted behaviour?
Staff: not policies, procedures or posters bring change. Staff need to continually promote #YesUCan.
Effort
Medium
Culture Leverage
Transformational
Time to Embed
This Term
Reflect
What cultural artefacts are used to continually promote #YesUCan, improve, believe and achieve?
All pupils have the same opportunity for learning in an environment where all feel a sense of belonging, safety, value, and respect.
Effort
Medium
Culture Leverage
Transformational
Time to Embed
This Term
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Do all pupils have the same equitable learning opportunities in the classroom?
Learning will mean mistakes are made and need to be corrected. Learning from mistakes is valued by all.
Effort
Low
Culture Leverage
Strong
Time to Embed
Now
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Are mistakes made but not discussed or corrected?
Everyone can think creatively, critically and flexibly.
Effort
Medium
Culture Leverage
Strong
Time to Embed
This Term
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Are all pupils happy sharing their thinking in the classroom using language such as 'what I notice is ...', 'what I wonder ...'?
Give an aspiring learner the right 'Habits of Mind'.
Effort
Medium
Culture Leverage
Strong
Time to Embed
This Term
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Are pupils encouraged to reflect on, and develop, the different ways of behaving intellectually?
Stay in the growth zone and out of the anxiety zone. We learn best if we are cool, calm and collected.
Effort
Medium
Culture Leverage
Strong
Time to Embed
Now
Reflect
Do pupils give up too easily? Is this an accepted behaviour?
Brain plasticity allows all to learn new concepts, building paths through proper practice and requires repeated practice to secure learning and make connections to prior learning.
Effort
Medium
Culture Leverage
Transformational
Time to Embed
This Term
Reflect
What tasks generate learning / are critical to making secure pathways?
Always follow Rule 1.
Effort
Low
Culture Leverage
Transformational
Time to Embed
Now
Reflect
Do all staff continually promote 'better today than yesterday' so that it becomes - and importantly, remains - part of every conversation about learning?
