As we approach the end of term may we pause to consider all that has happened over the last 12 weeks since Term 1.  The catch cry of “in this together” rings in our ears as we look back on all we have accomplished in such a small amount of time.   

What an interesting time it is to reflect on and look forward from… 

“Consult not your fears, but your hopes and dreams.  Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.  Concern not yourself with what you tried and failed in, but what it is still possible to do.  Now is the time to put aside past and present setbacks and failures and look with confidence to the new day called tomorrow.”  

Pope John XXIII   

Learning Dispositions 

Teaching and learning are at the very heart of our faith. To be a “disciple” means to be a “learner.” Our Master is the ideal teacher, and the central task of his under-shepherds in the local church is teaching. God designed the church to be a community of lifelong learners under the earthly guidance of leaders who are teachers at heart. Therefore, the ongoing Christian life is inextricably linked to ongoing learning.  

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  The term 'learning dispositions', sometimes called 'habits of mind' or 'dispositions to learning', refer to the way in which learners engage in and relate to the learning process. Learning dispositions affect how students approach learning and therefore the outcomes of their learning.
• Different research identifies different dispositions but there is consensus about the importance of the learning dispositions furthering skills, engagement and deep understanding.
• Development of these dispositions is fundamental for students to develop an awareness of the way they learn and establish future-focused attitudes to learning, critical if they are to be able to become lifelong learners.