The next session for the Engaged, Motivated and Independent Learners Learning Group will take place on 10th June where we will be joined by Claire Badger.

It is often assumed that to successfully motivate students we need to engage them in our lessons by providing them with fun, stimulating activities that will tap into their intrinsic motivation and result in successful learning. However, research suggests that the causal relationship is actually the other way around - successful students are more motivated.

This online talk will look at the relationships between success and motivation and consider how the psychological needs of competence, relatedness and autonomy suggested by self-determination theory (Ryan and Deci, 2000) can help us to reframe student motivation. With lots of practical suggestions for the classroom, the session will leave you motivated to try some different strategies in your lessons tomorrow!

Claire Badger is the senior teacher in charge of teaching and learning at Godolphin and Latymer School, a post she has been in since 2015. She has a keen interest in developing evidence-informed practices within schools and recently completed a Masters in Teaching and Learning with the Institute of Education, focusing on developing metacognitive skills in sixth form students.

Learning Groups are open to members of the Whole Education network and can be signed up to via our Digital Network. If you are not a member, but would like to attend, please contact us.