{"id":4562,"date":"2026-02-16T17:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/?page_id=4562"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:04:32","slug":"enquiry-based-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/enquiry-based-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Enquiry Based Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/enquiry-based-learning\/13theinquirycycle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"13+The+Inquiry+Cycle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle-300x225.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle-1024x768.png\" class=\"wp-image-4621 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle.png 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/StIgnatius\/uploads\/sites\/13523\/2026\/02\/16185941\/13TheInquiryCycle-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>At St\u202fIgnatius&#8217;, our approach to learning from P4 to P7 builds naturally on the strong foundations of play\u2011based methodologies established in the early years.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As children progress, their curiosity and independence are nurtured through an <strong>enquiry\u2011based learning pedagogy<\/strong> that encourages them to question, explore, investigate and take increasing ownership of their learning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This approach places <strong>engagement and wellbeing<\/strong> at its centre, ensuring pupils feel motivated, supported and confident as they explore meaningful, real\u2011life contexts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Through collaboration, problem\u2011solving, reflection and hands\u2011on experiences, learners develop key <strong>meta-skills<\/strong> such as communication, creativity, critical thinking and self\u2011management. These essential skills equip our young people to thrive both in school and beyond, preparing them for the challenges and opportunities of an ever\u2011changing world.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At St\u202fIgnatius&#8217;, our approach to learning from P4 to P7 builds naturally on the strong foundations of play\u2011based methodologies established in the early years. As children progress, their curiosity and independence are nurtured through an enquiry\u2011based learning pedagogy that encourages them to question, explore, investigate and take increasing ownership of their learning. This approach places engagement and wellbeing at its centre, ensuring pupils feel motivated, supported and confident as they<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/enquiry-based-learning\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12810,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12810"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4562"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4623,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4562\/revisions\/4623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StIgnatius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}