Ownership, like proactivity, is a maligned piece of jargon. It is far from meaningless. If you own something, you don't want to break it. There are many routines that can strengthen the sense of pupils owning their own learring. The plenary described above had more to come. The teacher looked at the Not Gots and discussed with the class what to do tomorrow. Which of the items needed teaching again? Why hadn't they understood them? What could she do to make it easier?