The focus of this unit is on the development of Healthy, Confident Individuals . . .
who have a strong, positive view of self, understand how, through their efforts, they achieve success in all areas of their lives, are able to discover what they need to know and apply this knowledge appropriately, and who have the skill and disposition to manage themselves, to be self-regulators.
Healthy, confident individuals engage a blend of learning behaviours:
They …
- have a range of strategies for overcoming difficulties
- are alert to how they might apply their learning elsewhere
- think carefully ahead of taking action
- value and respect both themselves and others
- have a positive self-image born of a clear understanding of themselves as learners.
The activities, think pieces and questions in this online unit aim to help you to make a start on:
- introducing students to the key behaviours of healthy, confident individuals;
- using the language of healthy, confident learning effectively with students;
- designing the use of healthy, confident learning behaviours into the way you teach;
- developing the confidence and skill in helping students to grow their health and confidence.
The following sections will help you to tailor your classroom practice to support the development of these dispositions.
- Section 1 explores the learning behaviours of healthy, confident learners
- Section 2 discusses the classroom culture that supports the development of healthy, confident learners
- Section 3 offers ideas to practise in your own classroom
- Section 4 contains some suggestions about how you might talk to encourage healthy, confident individuality
- Section 5 makes suggestions to move practice on.
About ‘Helping learners to access Successful Futures’ – a reminder
This is one of 12 units in the suite ‘Helping learners to access Successful Futures’. The units address the 4 purposes of the Successful Futures curriculum and the 4 integral skills for modern life and work, and set these requirements into 4 aspects of a learning-friendly classroom culture within which they can thrive.
The 4 purposes of the curriculum as defined in Successful Futures are that young people should develop as:
- Ambitious, capable learners;
- Enterprising, creative contributors;
- Healthy, confident individuals – this unit
- Ethical, informed citizens.
The 4 integral skills necessary for modern life and work are defined as:
- critical thinking and problem solving
- planning and organising (closely linked integral skill)
- creativity and innovation
- personal effectiveness (closely linked integral skill)
The 4 aspects of classroom culture within which these core purposes and wider skills can develop and thrive are:
- Classroom learning relationships;
- Classroom talk for learning;
- How learning is constructed;
- How learning is celebrated and grown.
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