Involving pupils in how and what they learn
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A particularly effective aspect of teaching is the way in which staff enable pupils to make decisions about how and what they learn. The curriculum supports pupils’ ability to develop their own lines of inquiry. There are well-embedded processes for pupils to determine aspects of interest to them and they decide how they will research the information they need to learn more. Younger pupils learn to ask a range of questions confidently and older pupils become skilled at seeking and ordering information and justifying their points of view, whilst respecting the views of others. These strategies to involve pupils in their own learning support pupils’ engagement and their well-being very effectively.