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Category Archives: Philosophy for Children
Special needs children on the rise…
The £5 billion budget for pupils with learning difficulties is rising fast – but is the money being used to cope with a new tide of poor parenting and failed teaching? {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Funding, Philosophy for Children, SEN
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Gove attacks low expectations for England’s poor children
Education Secretary Michael Gove has attacked an English culture that accepts poverty limits the achievements of poor children. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Heads oppose new punctuation and spelling test
Head teachers say they will disrupt a new spelling, grammar and punctuation test to be introduced in England’s primary schools next summer. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Working-class children do worse at school in Britain than in Estonia, Hungary or Greece
Working-class children are more likely to be consigned to educational failure in Britain than in most other developed nations, according to international research. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Facebook: Parents help children break age limits
Parents are helping their children to set up under-age profiles on social networking site Facebook, Children’s Minister Tim Loughton has said. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Nothing is more important than teaching compassion
Teaching schoolchildren happiness, empathy, altruism and compassion has proven beneficial results for classroom learning as a whole, says Vinciane Rycroft. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Philosophy for Children, Pupil health, Teachers
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Dreading the new school term starting? Have a look at our top tips for planning lessons.
At the moment, the biggest worry for teachers will be planning lessons and preparing for the next academic year at school. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in A-Level, Academies, Assessment / Exams, Assessment for Learning, Boys, Business studies / entrepreneurship, Careers, Case Study, GCSE, Gifted and Talented, Girls, Outdoor Learning, Parents, Philosophy for Children, Public & Private Schools, Secondary Schools, Sixth Forms, University
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A Wonder Room – every school should have one
The Nottingham University Samworth academy has a room packed with curiosities and puzzles that stimulate pupils’ imaginations, and generate a sense of wonder. Chris Arnot of The Guardian reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
P4C activities from top trainer, Will Ord
Move your learners from passive to active thinkers with weekly resource updates from the well respected P4C trainer, Will Ord. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Dear Teacher, where are we going? Asks Will Ord, Osiris P4C trainer
This article is offered in a Socratic spirit: it hopes to raise questions, provoke thought, and springs from the healthy ignorance of its author. It does not claim to represent the views of SAPERE. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Get thinking skills into your lessons, by Osiris Trainer Will Ord
Achieve Will’s 10 Step Framework to get your pupils thinking. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Plato for primaries
What is the meaning of life when you’re six? Asks Jonathan Wolff at The Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Six-year-olds put their thinking caps on for philosophy lessons
by Thais Portilho-Shrimpton Six-year-olds from an Epsom primary school are having to put their thinking caps on for their new philosophy lessons. Annie Thackray, the new headmistress of St Christopher’s School has introduced Philosophy on to the curriculum and now … Continue reading
Getting Thinking Skills Into Your Lessons
Get one step ahead in the government’s ‘deep thinking’ revival with Will Ord’s 10 step framework! Getting thinking skills into your lessons For more resources like this, click here Will Ord is an experienced, inspiring and enthusiastic speaker. His training … Continue reading
Government ‘deep thought’ revival
Julian Baggini: What is deep thought? The Independent, 5 July 2010 I think most people are more sceptical than ever. We are learning to test out claims for ourselves How it warms the cerebrum to hear of Education Secretary Michael … Continue reading
AS-Levels to be scrapped as part of government’s ‘deep thought’ revival
Education secretary Michael Gove wants to limit the modularisation of A-levels and scrap AS-levels guardian.co.uk, Sunday 4 July 2010 Michael Gove wants to see A-levels become more rigorous and to scrap AS-levels. Ministers called for a “revival of the art … Continue reading