5 Top Trends in Schools From diversity of learning and flexible communication to life skills and pastoral care in today’s fast-paced world – Natalie Bone reveals all. of ability; guiding children to persevere and achieve their goals – however small they seem. Allowing children to discover facts, procedures, and insights for themselves also often brings incredible and insightful contributions and a new dimension of vibrancy – a huge motivator for learning success.
Diversity of learning Children today have a vast array of engaging and exciting entertainments that compete for their attention, impacting on the nature of their approach to learning and their ability to concentrate and focus. Many children find it difficult to sit through an entire film, programme or conversation, often choosing short, high impact, highly visual media to watch such as Tik Tok, YouTube clips or games. Teachers need to increasingly focus on the experience the child receives and be ever more creative to capture and hold their attention.
Trying new things without fear grows resilience and creativity, and to learn how to fail is vital; we focus so much on succeeding that children get the wrong message – we actually learn more from our failures than our successes and children need to see that mistakes are learning opportunities.
Teachers also need a wide repertoire of delivery and activities to suit different learning styles such as auditory, visual and kinaesthetic/doing and allow for a rich tapestry
Removing the general stigma associated with purely academic ability emphasises a deeper respect for celebrating individual strengths
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