Learning and education is not always easy, especially for some pupils. It may be that they struggle with certain tasks or subjects and find it easy to become distracted. It is vital that you keep students motivated in order to ensure that they get the most out of their learning. A student who is not motivated and has low morale is unlikely to progress well in their education.

Although the national curriculum requires specific information be taught to ensure an equal education for children around the country, there is a little room for flexibility. If the children are particularly interested in a certain part of the topic, it may help motivate them by focusing on it a little more or tyring to incorporate that into other areas of learning too. For example, if they like learning about the dinosaurs then you may be able to theme some of the maths work and English work you do around dinosaurs.

Children can get bored if they are made to sit still for long periods of time. Try and make sure that you give them breaks and get them moving from time to time. Even doing a bit of exercise before sitting down to learn has been shown to increase productivity.