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Chris Houghton: Why P4C still matters

Trustee and former trainer Chris Houghton shares a story from her work and the impact it had.
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Why we need to talk about thinking

The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England has published its report: ‘We need to talk’ which defends the value of oracy in preparing children and young people ‘to become citizens who can flourish, living happy and successful lives’.
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First, provide the tools

SAPERE’s Advocacy and Communications Manager Bob Churchill responds to rising reports of peer abuse in schools and asks: what can we do when hateful ideas are worming their way into children’s minds?
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Some thoughts and resources on conflict and disaster

Recent weeks and months have seen natural disasters in Hawaii, Morocco, Libya, Armenia and Afghanistan; all with horrendous consequences for people and society in those countries.

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Starmer’s vision for oracy is great, but let’s make space for the conversations that count

SAPERE warmly welcomes the oracy focus announced by Labour today, but warns that this vital reform will not achieve its full potential without equal emphasis on speaking, listening and thinking.

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The children speaking truth to power

As the violent crackdown on protests against actions of the “morality police” continues in Iran, our Director of Philosophy & Education, Grace Lockrobin, writes on the freedoms – and the fears – of young people facing an adult world that sometimes seems full of contradiction and conflict.
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How does P4C link to Ofsted’s English Curriculum Research Review?

SAPERE trainer Julie McCann says that while we don’t do P4C to satisfy Ofsted, it can be helpful when there is crossover between the two

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