Clyde Valley High SchoolA Growth Mindset School

“Everyone can learn.”At Clyde Valley High School we believe that all parents and teachers can support our pupils to become exceptional learners and to help do this we promote the culture of growth mindset in our school.  This underpins our school ethos that we are “Raising Achievement For All” For the past six months Clyde Valley High School has been working with the Winning Scotland Foundation, and using the work of, Carol Dweck from Stanford University to help Develop a “Growth Mindset” attitude in our school Community.

What is ‘Growth Mindset’?Carol Dweck's research into children's Self- Theories shows how their Mindset on intelligence affects their motivation to learn and their aspiration to achieve. A Growth Mindset means a child will be open to challenge and welcome feedback, whereas a Fixed Mindset gives them a view that nothing will change their "fixed" intelligence.Carol Dweck has written two major books about how our Mindset affects our aspirations and achievement. The first book ‘Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality and Development’ describes her research with children, which shows how those who have a fixed mindset tend to limit their aspirations and wilt when the work gets difficult, whereas those with a growth mindset are not afraid of failure and are much more resilient when faced with tough problems.The second book ‘Mindset: The New Psychology of Success’ relates this research not only to children's progress at school, but also to adults' progress in the fields of sport, business, management and even relationships. For more information on Growth Mindset visit our school website.

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