It seems like a silly question but we need to understand the importance of life-long learning before we can aspire to achieve it. Learning is defined as:

'The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences. Some learning is immediate, induced by a single event (e.g. being burned by a hot stove), but much skill and knowledge is accumulated from repeated experiences over a period of time'

A significant body of research shows that developing positive, life-long attitudes towards bettering yourself enables learners to:

• Obtain and sustain regular employment.
• Develop and sustain the areas that support wellbeing.
• Stay connected with like minded learners thus opening the doors to new opportunities.
• Enjoy the feelings of success, thus improving self-esteem, which in turn impacts relationships in a positive way.
• Make learning new, harder skills easier.

Children:

If your child / children attend Honiton Primary School we hope that you are familiar with our EYFS 'Development Matters' & S.O.L.E (Self Organised Learning Experiences) Curriculums and the numerous opportunities they provide to impart knowledge and skills on all of our children from Nursery to Year 6. Through a play based curriculum in EYFS, to the project-learning approach within Key Stages 1&2; our children are taught, at every opportunity, to become self-organised learners whilst also igniting that 'spark' for future learning experiences. The documents and links below will give your more information about our vision for all learners at HPS.

Adults:

If you are looking to re-train, develop new skills or just find out more information about future learning opportunities use these external links: