Research School Network: Metacognition Training Programme This programme will allow you to make decisions to implement strategies to improve pupils’ metacognitive skills.

Based on the EEF guidance report and the most recent robust evidence, this online modular training programme will enable you to make confident decisions about how to implement strategies to improve pupils’ metacognitive skills to support them in becoming self-regulated learners.

Overview of programme:

What do we mean by cognition, metacognition and self-regulation?
How can we explicitly teach pupils metacognitive strategies?
How can we effectively model our own thinking in the classroom?
How can we set an appropriate level of challenge to develop pupils’ self-regulation and metacognition?
How can we promote and develop metacognitive talk?
How can we explicitly teach pupils to organise and effectively manage their learning independently?
Why is effective implementation so important in supporting teachers to develop knowledge of these approaches and what could it look like?
Programme structure:

This online programme is made up of 9 modules and will include a mix of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (recorded) sessions, including gap tasks.

Module 1: Thursday 14^th January 3.30 – 5.30pm
Module 2: Tuesday 19^th January 3.30 – 5.30pm
Module 3: Thursday 28^th January 3.30 – 5.30pm
Module 4: Thursday 4^th February 3.30 – 5.30pm
Module 5: Tuesday 9^th February 3.30 – 5.30pm
Module 6: Tuesday 2^nd March
Module 7: Thursday 11^th March
Module 8: Tuesday 16^th March
Module 9: Tuesday 30^th March

Who is it for?

This programme is suitable for headteachers, senior leaders, heads of department or key stages, middle leaders, and classroom teachers from primary and secondary schools.