This term Year 6 have been looking at building a toolkit of strategies to solve problems across, and within, subject areas. Our aim is to build increasing independence and ownership of their learning. 

To build this toolkit we begin with lessons teaching a variety of strategies and opportunities to acquire and improve skills before comparing strategies and looking at if they suit the individual learner and if they can be used across situations. 

Students have enjoyed experimenting with different strategies to plan for a successful fictional recount. A variety of visual organisers were provided and other options discussed. Learners were allowed to interact with their learning team (green marker beside them) or to opt to work without interruption (red marker).