Learning Experts

 

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The Aspire Learning Federation is made up of two schools - Elm Park Primary School and R J Mitchell Primary School in the London Borough of Havering.

Learning Experts

At our school, pupils can become Learning Experts in the subjects where they feel most confident. Every child has strengths, and being a Learning Expert allows them to share these skills with others.

What is a Learning Expert?
A Learning Expert is a pupil who has a particular strength in a subject such as maths, reading, writing, science, computing, art, or topic work. They use their knowledge and confidence to help others learn confidence to help others learn.

 

What Learning Experts do

  • Support classmates who need help with ideas, instructions or tricky tasks

  • Show or model strategies the teacher has taught

  • Help organise resources and equipment

  • Encourage others to keep trying, take part and feel confident

  • Share useful tools like number lines, word mats, or vocabulary list

  • Celebrate their classmates’ successes

 

 

Examples

  • A Maths Expert shows different ways to solve a problem

  • A Reading Expert helps with sounding out or choosing books

  • A Writing Expert supports editing, punctuation or vocabulary

  • A Science Expert helps with equipment or recording results

  • A Computing Expert shows others how to log on or use software safely

Why Learning Experts are important

  • They build confidence and leadership

  • They help create a supportive, independent classroom

  • Pupils learn from each other, not just adults

  • Everyone sees that different people are good at different things

Every child can be an expert in something, and Learning Experts make our classroom a place where everyone can succeed.