Curriculum

Suitable for teachers, leaders and support staff working with students between the ages of 3-19
It is through challenge that we are able to move students out of their comfort zone and into their learning zone (or zone of proximal development)

And yet, so many students actively avoid challenge for fear of getting something wrong, falling behind, or simply because they don’t see the point in putting any effort in. Added to this is the need for differentiation to ensure all students are challenged appropriately – not so much that they can’t access the learning and not so little that they end up repeating things they already know how to do. That is why we created this very company in 1999 and named it Challenging Learning – because of the difficulties we all face in challenging all students appropriately.

This is being held in the July break, so no relievers required.

Engaging students is one of the most challenging tasks of being a teacher. There are so many influences competing for their attention. Involvement in leisure and peer-group activities, preoccupations with social media, and commitments outside school are the distractions most frequently mentioned in the research. Add in processing challenges for students with ASD and other conditions, and it’s a minor miracle that anyone engages for long! James will show some of the solutions to this issue (that don’t include banning them from their mobile phones or social lives!)
This is being held in the July break, so no relievers required.