Our Learning Behaviours
We actively encourage children to be reflective about their learning, behaviour, beliefs, and values, and to develop a sense of personal responsibility alongside the motivation and aspiration to learn. Through a combination of research and collaboration with stakeholders, we have identified six prominent learning behaviours which will effectively support our aims for our children. We teach these behaviours through our carefully thought-out curriculum and pedagogy which provides frequent and regular opportunities to learn and practise skills within knowledge.
The Animals of Silchester Forest
In addition, our school promotes these behaviours through our Silchester Forest Animals Learning Behaviour Stories. Each learning behaviour has a social story built around a character that models learning that behaviour. Our learning behaviour stories, help to teach concepts in a more accessible, relatable, and child friendly way. You can read our unique Silchester Learning Behaviour Stories using the links below. Can you find the Silchester Horse hidden on every page?!
Barnaby the Resillient Badger
Resilience: We teach our children that resilience is the ability to bounce back after challenges and tough times. Resilient children can recover from setbacks and get back to living life. Resilience develops when children experience difficulties and learn to deal with them positively. Just outside our comfort zone is where we learn best. We have to be challenged to apply resilience and this perseverance is celebrated.
Felicity the Independent Fox
Independence: We encourage children to think for themselves and to build confidence to share their thoughts and ideas, trusting in themselves.
Sybil the Resourceful Squirrel
Resourcefulness: We teach our children to think about how they could tackle difficulties in their learning by using resources in the environment, applying their existing knowledge and building-up their initiative to become proactive learners.
Oscar the Reflective Owl
Reflectiveness: We want our children to be thoughtful, considerate learners who ask themselves questions to support their progress. Reflecting on their own success and identifying how they can improve is an important part of their learning.
Buzz the Collaborative Bee
Collaboration: Working well with others and together as part of a team helps our children to learn co-operation and appreciate the ‘power of us’.
Rosie the Communicative Robin
Communication: We support our children to develop and use effective communication. The ability to both express our own thoughts and feelings, as well as being receptive to those of others, is the key to successful communication within relationship.
