We are a challenge seeing species, we like doing things that are difficult!

It’s also the case that no-one wants to be made to feel like a muppet. (Got to be careful here, as the muppets do good work on Sesame Street, but you get the drift).

So, we need to do work on making sure that our classrooms are characterised by ‘high challenge’ alongside ‘low threat’.

What does this look like in practice? It means that

• we signal that we are doing difficult work

• it is interesting

• that it is fine not to know

• that misconceptions are springboards for new learning

In ‘High challenge, low threat in the classroom’  I go through the elements of creating high challenge and low threat in our classrooms, with examples for primary and secondary.

Available on Myatt & Co, access with a group or annual subscription.