Getting pupils involved in their own assessment is a fantastic way of giving them some autonomy over their learning. This bright superhero resource helps pupils determine whether a task was challenging enough for them. Pupils tick whether the challenge was just right, too easy or too hard at the end of the lesson.

This is the fourth one-pager in the bitesize series. This one-pager highlights ten benefits of teaching metacognition explicitly for teachers, including the benefits on personal and professional development. This resource can be printed off and used as a poster for staffroom display.

Metacognition is often described as being ‘thinking about thinking,’ however, it is much more than that. There is no agreed definition of metacognition but this handy on-pager describes the different ways that metacognition can be described and highlights some of the underlying principles of metacognition. This gives a better understanding of what metacognition is and the elements which constitute towards metacognitive development. It can be printed off and used as a poster for staffroom display.

Metacognition and self regulated learning are crucial to learning and raise progress and attainment. This second one-pager in the bitesize series is on metacognition and self-regulated leaning. This one-pager shows the elements which make up self-regulated learning and shows the links between self-regulated learning and the thinking framework.

This one-pager is the third one in the bitesize series. It lists some of the key benefits of teaching metacognition explicitly for pupils. One of the main benefits is that it may make up for cognitive limitations, which in itself is highly significant. This resource can be printed off and used as a poster for staffroom display.