Metacognition: Supporting Learners to Learn How to Learn
Help learners develop the skills they need to become confident, independent, lifelong learners.
Fees
Member rate: £69.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate £119.00 + VAT
Overview
This practical webinar is part of our Teaching with Impact, Supported by Great Theory series, designed to transform pedagogical theory into effective teaching practice.
Each session focuses on understanding and applying Pedagogical theory to make sure that our teaching practice is informed by an evidence-based, understanding of good practice.
In an ever-changing educational landscape, learners need more than subject knowledge — they need to understand how they learn. Metacognition sits at the heart of effective learning, empowering students to plan, monitor, and evaluate their own progress.
This interactive webinar explores how metacognitive approaches can be embedded into everyday teaching practice to improve learner engagement, independence, and achievement.
Part of a wider webinar series
You can also register your interest in upcoming sessions:
Objectives
By attending, participants will:
- Understand Metacognition
Gain a clear, practical understanding of what metacognition is and why it plays a critical role in effective learning and long-term success.
- Explore the Key Components
Identify and explain the three core elements of metacognition — planning, monitoring, and evaluating — and how they support deeper learning.
- Apply Metacognitive Strategies
Design and adapt teaching activities that explicitly develop learners’ metacognitive awareness and learning strategies.
- Reflect on Your Own Practice
Evaluate how you currently use metacognition in your teaching and identify practical ways to strengthen and enhance your approach.
Why attend?
This webinar will provide you with actionable strategies you can use immediately to help learners take ownership of their learning — building confidence, resilience, and the ability to learn effectively beyond the classroom.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is ideal for professionals working across the education and training sector, including:
- Independent training providers
- Workplace learning providers
- Apprenticeship training providers
- Voluntary sector providers
- Providers delivering combined authority-funded contracts
- General Further Education (GFE) sector
This session is ideal for teachers, trainers, assessors and education professionals who want to:
- Strengthen learner independence and motivation
- Improve learning outcomes through reflective practice
- Embed evidence-informed strategies into teaching and assessment
Resources
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Each delegate will leave with a set of strategies (on PowerPoint).
Facilitator
Paul Wakeling, Education Consultant
Paul Wakeling qualified as a teacher in 1993 and has had a number of roles in the Learning and Skills Sector, including Principal of Havering Sixth Form College, Group Deputy Principal of New City College and Exec Director of E- Learning at The Skills Network. Paul now works across the sector with a focus of leadership development and the development of teaching, learning and assessment. He is also Chair of Governors at USP College.
Secure your place!
Fees
Member rate: £69.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate £119.00 + VAT
To pay via credit card, please contact our Accounts Team at:
Phone: 0117 947 2095
Email: [email protected]
If you are unable to pay via credit card, we will automatically raise an invoice and send it to you. Once your invoice has been paid, you will receive the confirmation email containing the Zoom joining link.
If you register but are unable to attend, we will send you a copy of the recording after the webinar has taken place.
Metacognition: Supporting Learners to Learn How to Learn
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