Metacognition is defined simply as the the awareness and understanding of one’s thought process. The concept of metacognition has recently become extremely popular within education, and schools are encouraging their pupils to learn this skill to help them to improve their exam results, become self-directed learners and critical thinkers.
By being encouraged to make assessments of their learning, pupils are being encouraged to think about what they did well and not so well so that they can make necessary changes for next time. Read on for more information!
Don’t get swamped, get organised! Here are our top ten pointers for the build up to exams :)
Are you at the stage where you need to be thinking about universities? Perhaps you know someone who is struggling with how to choose where to go? It can be really difficult picking the right one for you, so we’ve compiled a list of advice to help you to get started!
A few months ago, we sat down with our then lead mentor, Charlotte Wood, who told us a little bit about her journey since graduating from the University of Manchester. INICIO is worlds away from her first graduate job at NEXT and we were really interested in the reasons behind why she moved and how we compare!
Establishing a love of books and reading from an early age is extremely important in a child’s development in terms of their cognitive function and their emotional and social development. We have explored the benefits of reading and developing an enjoyment out of reading can have on children and have put together a few ideas on how you could make story time more fun!
