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  • Support for early career teachers
  • Education Development Trust
  • Year 2: First half-term: embedding a positive climate for learning

    • Video introduction

    • Watch the video.
    • The video outlines what you will cover in this Block.
    Video transcript

    Welcome back! When you started on this programme, you began by looking at how to establish a positive learning environment. You learned about how to make your classroom a secure, safe and predictable place for your pupils through setting up and developing classroom routines, communication of your high expectations and building positive relationships. You’ve had a whole year to practise these and you will have had many successes. No doubt, there are still times when managing behaviour and keeping your expectations really high is challenging. That is why we are revisiting it now at the beginning of Year 2, just as you will be doing the same with your pupils.

    In this Block, we build on your knowledge by looking at what motivates pupils. Understanding ‘what makes them tick’ will help you to develop an even more purposeful learning environment. You will explore the different ways you can motivate pupils, from using rewards to helping your pupils develop more personal motivation. You have already explored the importance of upholding high expectations and you will see this is also a key factor in motivation; you will explore the link between maintaining high expectations and your pupils feeling motivated to work hard and apply effort. You will also consider how enabling your pupils to achieve meaningful success can motivate them to put in the effort needed for further success.

    We will look further at the importance and value of the language you use with pupils, highlighting the ways we can use language to establish an effective learning environment and support pupils, empowering them to take ownership of their own learning. In Block 1 you explored how you could demonstrate your high expectations to your pupils and the impact this would have on pupil outcomes. In this Block you will consider how you can use praise meaningfully to support and motivate your pupils.