Losing confidence in learning

There are many pressures on children as they move through school, not just academically but also with friendships, acceptance and peer pressure. As they get older, their peers become more important than their parents and ‘standing out’ in a group - maybe looking ‘cool’.

We see this all the time through our maths consultancy business where we support secondary school students who have fallen behind in maths. Falling behind can affect a young persons sense of self, their confidence and self-esteem. No longer able to feel their worth and keep up in lessons, they turn to behaviour and attendance to protect any feelings of failure and not being good enough. Survival amongst their peers is their strongest instinct.

However, we have also seen that by giving them back their worth in the classroom, by understanding their level of understanding and working with them, we have turned around this confidence and in return had a positive affect on their behaviour, motivation to learn and attendance. Please see our research published by Professor Codina (University of Derby) showing our findings and case studies

Assessment for Learning in Maths    Please click this link to view our research in conjunction with Professor Codina content