About TSI

Thinking Schools International (TSI) was established in 2010 and is a partnership between Kestrel Education in the UK and Designs for Thinking in the US.

Kestrel Education, working in partnership with the Cognitive Education Centre at the University of Exeter in the UK,  developed the whole school approach to the teaching of thinking.  This approach was strongly influenced by the work of Gill Hubble during her time as Associate Principal at St Cuthbert’s College, Auckland, New Zealand. Schools in the UK have been taking a whole-school approach leading to raised attainment, improved motivation, concentration and independent learning. The culture in schools has changed to one where teacher and students work together and place thinking at the heart of the curriculum. As the Executive Headteacher of Rochester Grammar School, Denise Shepherd, says ‘this approach has transformed the way we work at Rochester Grammar School’.

Designs for Thinking is a group of education consultants implementing Thinking Maps and software in learning communities, from pre-kindergarten through high school, including a focus on leadership.

Working under licence to TSI, there is now Thinking Schools South Africa (TSSA) and Thinking Schools Ethiopia (TSE). We are also working with organisations in India, Brazil and New Zealand to help them work together

A major project is with the Malaysian Government where together we are aiming to have all Malaysian schools become thinking schools. Consultants from Kestrel and Designs for Thinking have been training teachers in the schools involved in the pilot. 

TSI manages training in various countries. All these schools take a whole-school approach to the teaching of thinking and share good practice, resources and expertise.  Within the TSI website there is a library of resources available to all schools in the network.

David Hyerle gives an introducation into Thinking Schools International …..

If you would like to talk to someone about this unique approach email admin@thinkingschoolsinternational.co.uk