A growth mindset can encourage a passion for learning and an ease in facing new challenges. Children with a growth mindset outperform those with a fixed mindset and are more likely to bounce back from failures (Schroder et al., 2017).

At Langdale, we promote growth mindset - the belief that intelligence and abilities can be developed with effort and practise. We encourage children to see challenges, mistakes and setbacks as opportunities to learn and improve. Children at Langdale are praised for their effort and not their intelligence.