TES News:
`Encouraging a growth mindset is not just about boosting academic achievement'
19 June 2015
First Richard Layard, my colleague in the Lords, blogged about why schools should teach character as well as competence. Their research at the LSE, using the British Cohort Study, found that the strongest predictor of a satisfying adult life is a child's emotional health, and least important is academic achievement.
This article was published online by Times Education Supplement (TES) on June 19, 2015
Link to article here
Related links
Richard Layard webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage