Empower Independent Learning with the Thinking Framework

Integral to the Structural Learning toolkit, our Thinking Framework serves as a roadmap for students' learning journeys. It provides a consistent structure that guides the exploration and understanding of complex concepts, enabling the design of engaging, curriculum-aligned learning experiences.

Unlock Deeper Curriculum Understanding

This strand of your toolkit guides students through a structured process of critical thinking, enabling them to delve deeper into curriculum content and enhance their understanding.

Plan: Teachers utilise the framework to plan engaging, thought-provoking lessons that foster deeper understanding and promote independent thinking.

Guide: Guide students' learning journeys whilst encouraging self-directed exploration of the curriculum.

Assess: Check for understanding, monitor student progress, and tailor instruction to meet individual learning needs.

Creating Pathways to Progress

Adopt the Thinking Framework to ensure students actively engage with and the curriculum, fostering a deeper, more meaningful understanding of the material.

Your New Metacognitive Tools

The Universal Thinking Framework provides a foundational structure that integrates with the other parts of the toolkit, enabling teachers to map out and visualize knowledge progression across subjects.

Structure

The framework is used to craft structured learning sequences, promoting knowledge construction and fostering enduring understanding in learners.

Integrated

Alongside the visual tools and building block methodology, the framework enhances deep understanding through structured, tangible learning experiences.

Expert Opinion

"The evidence indicates that explicitly teaching strategies to help plan, monitor and evaluate specific aspects of their learning can be effective."
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Education Endowment Foundation

Research Organisation

"The ability to think about our own thinking increases learning exponentially."

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Art Costa

Researcher and Author

"Metacognition is about being more inspective about how you know what you know. It’s a matter of asking ourselves questions like: 'Do I really get this? Could I explain it to a friend? "

Dr. Marsha Lovett

Center for Teaching Excellence & Innovation

Also in Your Learning Toolkit...

Within the toolkit, teachers also have access to a range of visual tools, oracy resources, and block building strategies that assist students in developing conceptual connections, all of which work together to create a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to effective teaching and learning.

Empower Independent Learning with the Thinking Framework

Unlock Deeper Curriculum Understanding

Creating Pathways to Progress

Your New Metacognitive Tools

Expert Opinion

Also in Your Learning Toolkit...

Learning through Talk

Learning by Connecting

Learning by Visualising

Empower Independent Learning with the Thinking Framework

Unlock Deeper Curriculum Understanding

Creating Pathways to Progress

Your New Metacognitive Tools

Expert Opinion

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Also in Your Learning Toolkit...

Learning through Talk

Learning by Connecting

Learning by Visualising