1. The Creation of Readiness
Carly Francis
Research Coordinator
City of Oxford College

2. Who am I?
What is the role of cognition and attitude in the development of achievement and success?

3. Aims and objectives of this presentation
By the end of this presentation:
You will have been introduced to the current research being conducted in the City of Oxford College.
Current findings
Future direction and value of the project
I want your help and support in the further development of the research

4. How can we help young people thrive in the 21st century?
This question is at the heart of many organisations globally
We want to understand how to build and develop the best learning environments and programmes in order to facilitate success.
How will we make Activate Enterprise learners the most sought after?

5. Psychological development
Does our educational provision promote academic, vocational and psychological readiness?
Successful People
Psychological development
Skill Development
Academic Achievement
All 3 are needed to create
successful young people

6. The current research project
First of its kind in Further Education
Ongoing for 18 months
Over 100 learners are part of the research project
Public Service curriculum
“Further than education” – Strategic Vision

7. Strategic vision Activate Enterprise - Strategic Aim No. 1
“Develop entrepreneurially minded and employable people by creating excellent experiences”
Employers consistently ask for young people to be employable.
What do we mean by employability? This research is exploring employability in a broader context.

8. Thinking beyond the test score mentality
Focussing only on academic attainment is too short sighted
Today’s academic achievement is not a reliable measure of tomorrow’s success
So, what is?

9. Three key concepts
Grit Motivation Growth Mindset

10. Successful from a Psychological perspective
Who is successful and why?
Duckworth’s research suggests that there is one predictor across all contexts
Grit – Passion and perseverance, stamina, sticking with your longer term goals, working at it really hard to make it a reality

11. motivation
Autonomous/Intrinsic Controlled/Extrinsic Impersonal

12. The role of cognition Mindsets are at the heart of learning and Potential in any context
Fixed Mindsets – where people believe that intelligence is fixed
Growth Mindsets – Where people believe that intelligence and capability can be developed

13. CURRENT TRENDS – YEAR TO DATE
Autonomous Motivation is increasing across all learners
Grit is increasing across all learners

14. The bigger picture
Identify and measure factors relevant to developing successful people
Develop our provision in a way that optimizes success
Facilitate learning which creates knowledge, skills and attributes that are transferrable beyond the learning environment

15. Final thought KNOWLEDGE SKILLS TRAITS
Imagine a context where education adopts a holistic approach to learning and development Imagine a context where the focus of development is truly 3Dimensional – beyond the test score mentality Now that's worth exploring and creating. Support Influence Involvement
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
TRAITS

16. contact DETAILS
Carly Francis Research Coordinator City of Oxford College