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Conversation about conservation

As part of Thoughtful's ongoing partnership with the National Trust, Grace describes a workshop for young visitors.

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Pedagogies of Wellbeing in the Primary School

Thoughtful Trainer Dr Rhiannon Love introduces her new book and the arguments it provides for philosophical enquiry.

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Children and Philosophy

Guest Blog Post by Brandon Robshaw about how young people react to his book Weird Philosophy in the classroom.

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Philosophy and AI

In this blog Dr Charlotte Blease asks how young people can be ready for the world AI is creating.

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Keeping the wonder alive: More teaching materials from The Philosophy Club

Friend of Thoughtful, Michelle Sowey, Founder of The Philosophy Club in Melbourne, Australia, shares three more of her curiosity-inducing high school philosophy workshops which you can now find in our resources section.

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From intrigue to inquiry: Teaching materials from The Philosophy Club

Friend of SAPERE, Michelle Sowey, Founder of The Philosophy Club in Melbourne, Australia, shares three of her curiosity-inducing high school philosophy workshops which you can now find in our resource section.

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How talking with your class can liberate your teaching

In this blog post the co-author, Meghan Tipping, reflects on her journey from sixth former to student teacher trained to meet the Teachers’ Standards (DfE, 2011) and how her pedagogy was influenced by Philosophy for Children (P4C).

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Thirty years of P4C: #12 — Sophie’s story

Sophie’s early interest in philosophy, thanks to “fizzing” conversations at sixth form, was nearly cut short when their university seminars turned out to be a little flatter. But Philosophy for Children was on the horizon, leading to a resurgent passion and the start of a career in philosophy, facilitation, and fizz!

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Thirty years of P4C: #11 — Steve’s story

Steve Williams was the first person in Britain to introduce Philosophy for Children as a curriculum subject in a secondary school. He helped to found SAPERE, and over three decades he has supported an uncountable number of educators into P4C facilitation, as well being involved in P4C-connected research and publishing.