The 5Rs of Lifelong Learning

What makes a good learner? Or, put another way, what knowledge, skills and attitudes should a learning to learn approach develop? In answer to these questions the Campaign has developed the 5Rs for lifelong learning model.

The Campaign’s belief is that by using learning to learn approaches to develop the 5Rs in all their pupils or students, schools can achieve their core purpose, namely preparing young people so that they can and will continue learning effectively throughout their lives. In phase 3 of the project schools are exploring how this is best done and the impact it has.

Readiness
Resourcefulness
Resilience
Remembering
Reflectiveness

These have been updated following comments from practitioners. Further details to follow.

Readiness:

Pupils know how:

to assess own motivation
to set goals and connect to the learning
to achieve a positive learning state, including their preferred learning environment
to use a learning to learn language.

Resourcefulness:

Pupils know how:

the mind works and how humans learn
to assess their own preferred learning style, including how to take in information
to seek out and use information, including through ICT
to communicate effectively in different ways
to use different approaches to learning.