Beyond a Growth Mindset School: Transforming Teaching, Leadership and Learning

Beyond a Growth Mindset School revisits Chris Hildrew’s bestselling book examining the central tenets of mindset theory in light of new research - and how they apply to schools today.It explores the theories which underpin a growth mindset ethos and offers step-by-step guidance for school leaders to build an approach to teaching and learning that will encourage children to embrace challenges, persist in the face of setback and see effort as the path to mastery. The book isn’t about quick fixes or miracle cures but an evidence-based transformation of the way we think and talk about teaching, leading and learning.Drawing upon his own extensive experience and underpinned by the groundbreaking scholarship of Carol Dweck, Angela Duckworth and others, this fully updated new edition navigates the difficulties, practicalities and opportunities presented by implementing a growth mindset as follows:Forming a growth mindset curriculumLaunching a growth mindset with staffMarking, assessing and giv