This book is a serious exploration of the new science of learning. Full of teaching and learning strategies, tried and tested at Villiers High, a secondary school with a diverse student population and many backgrounds and languages, it should transform the way any teacher sees their subject.
All the lesson ideas detailed in the book are applicable to any curriculum subject and, if used across different subjects, can quickly become a transferable map that can help students make sense of their learning and progress rapidly. Villiers High is one of the first secondary schools in the country to introduce a fully developed curriculum designed so that students can learn how to learn. The results have been remarkable, with year-on-year improvements in public examination results and an increased student hunger to learn.