Empower Independent Learning with the Thinking Framework
Our Thinking Framework gives students a clear roadmap for learning. It provides consistent structure for exploring complex concepts and designing engaging, curriculum-aligned lessons.
This strand of your toolkit guides students through a structured process of critical thinking, helping them explore curriculum content more deeply and strengthen 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 the curriculum, building a deeper, more meaningful understanding of the material.
Your New Metacognitive Tools
The Universal Thinking Framework integrates with every part of the toolkit, helping teachers map 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."
Education Endowment Foundation
Research Organisation
"The ability to think about our own thinking increases learning exponentially."
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
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Provide your classrooms with the metacognitive tools to plan, deliver and assess better learning outcomes.
The toolkit also includes visual organisers, oracy resources, and block-building strategies that help students make conceptual connections across subjects.
