Leading in Learning Resources

The Leading in Learning programme was developed as part of the Secondary Strategies support for whole-school improvement. It is a systematic, research based programme, focused on improving pupils thinking skills in curriculum subjects. This initiative is a key element in the governments commitment to personalised learning that seeks to build every aspect of education to meet the needs and aspirations of individual learners, to maximise their achievement and create independent, lifelong learners.

Leading in learning: developing thinking skills at KS3

Leading in Learning: Developing Thinking Skills at KS3 Handbook
Leading in Learning - Developing Thinking Skills at KS4 Handbook
Leading In Learning: Exemplification In Mathematics Booklet

Mathematics is often thought of as a subject that can develop good thinkers. However, this development needs to be planned for: it does not happen by chance. Thinking skills underpin using and applying mathematics and the broad elements of problem solving, communication and reasoning. This publication develops some of these points from the perspective of the contribution that teachers of the subject can make to the development of pupils thinking skills.