Thinking at the Heart of Learning: Barton Court Achieves Re-accreditation

At Barton Court Grammar School, we believe that education is more than the sum of the subjects taught. It is also about what you learn and how you learn. BCGS was re-accredited in this month as an Advanced Thinking School, one of a small number in the county.

Research by the Sutton Trust has shown that when students understand how they think and learn they make greater progress and become more resilient and adaptable. Students are encouraged to become resourceful and resilient learners who take responsibility for their own learning. We have placed “thinking” at the heart of our teaching and learning, and have developed a common visual language of learning to enable our students to become independent, confident, life-long learners.

Dr Dave Walters, Thinking Schools Assessor at the University of Exeter, commented: “Barton Court Grammar School’s Thinking School approach is part of the entire school culture, and it has been a pleasure to review the inspirational, innovative, inclusive, transformative, and child-centred practice undertaken by this World Class and World Leading Advanced Thinking School”.

Find out more about our Thinking Schools approach: Introduction - Barton Court Grammar School.