Developing Creative and Curious Learners
Learn how to develop creative and curious learners, in line with what we know from Cognitive Science
We all want to develop learners who are creative and curious; indeed, these are often seen as key skills that young people will need to thrive in the world beyond school. In this workshop, we will cut through the noise and show that far from being in opposition, there is a wealth of research evidence that reconciles creativity and cognitive science.
This interactive workshop will dispel myths, introduce your staff to some of the key research in this area, and, most importantly, equip them with some specific strategies they can use in their classrooms right away to develop creative and curious learners.
Developing Creative and Curious Learners – Key messages
Dispelling the Myths
- Do schools kill creativity?
- Defining creativity
- The role of knowledge
Breaking from the Routine
- Making connections
- Routine vs. adaptive expertise
The Goldilocks Rule of Constraints
- The problem with complete freedom
- How constraints support creativity
- The link between knowledge and constraints
Structured Uncertainty
- The role of uncertainty in creativity
- Lesson unplanning
Ongoing Teacher Training
If you are a Teacher CPD Coordinator, don’t forget the perfect ongoing training for your staff: our Teacher CPD Academy. It’s a one-stop online platform that will help you design and populate the perfect in-house CPD programme effortlessly.


