The document discusses the characteristics of an effective learning environment in schools. It states that schools should provide a rich, open, respectful, caring and safe learning environment that optimizes student wellbeing. This is achieved by developing an explicit commitment to wellbeing, acknowledging individual differences, ensuring student participation, applying consistent rules developed with students, providing pastoral care and maintaining a safe physical and cyber environment. The document also lists 10 characteristics of a highly effective learning environment, including valuing questions over answers, ideas coming from diverse sources, using varied learning models, connecting classroom learning to the community, personalizing learning, having transparent and non-punitive assessment, balancing criteria for success, constantly modeling learning habits, and providing practice opportunities.