Sketchbooks as a Tool to Enable Personalised Learning

By Paula Briggs

Sketchbooks can be a vital (and natural) tool with which to encourage children to take an active role in their own learning. But to do that, we must give pupil’s permission to own the book. This resource explores ways we can give that permission.

Here are 10 ways to nurture ownership of sketchbooks in pupils:


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