Grit

Grit is resilience to challenges accompanied by perseverance and passion for long term goals.

We want our students to be 'gritty' and when they are we notice that they:

• 'Come back' after failure or low grades
• Don't give up easily when they do tough tasks
• They finish longer tasks with a high quality outcome
• Can focus on the fact that what they do now affects their GCSEs or other long term goals

Tips for helping with Grit

• Highlight the gritty side of success - when you see athletes, musicians and other successful people highlight the long hours of practise they must have done to become that way
• Help children reflect on their past achievements when they have stayed committed to something for a long time
• Help children quit responsibly - it's okay for children to quit activities but they need to chose the right time - this is after throughful reflection and not in moments of frustration