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Available to loan for free to CDEC members. We have a range of boxes for Early Years, KS2, KS3 and P4C in the outdoors. Take a look at them here

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Use our Philosophy for Children (P4C) boxes to extend your experience of facilitating P4C sessions in your class. Explore P4C in the outdoors, use it with your Early Years pupils as well as with your older children.

Order your resource boxes by emailing Dan (you need to be a member to borrow our boxes - find out about membership).

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Use our Philosophy for Children (P4C) boxes to extend your experience of facilitating P4C sessions in your class. Explore P4C in the outdoors, use it with your Early Years pupils as well as with your older children. Order your resource boxes by emailing Dan (you need to be a member to borrow our boxes - find out about membership).

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Philosophy for Global Citizenship has its roots in Cumbria but is embedded across many DECs across the UK.

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Philosophy for Global Citizenship has its roots in Cumbria but is embedded across many DECs across the UK.

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Philosophy for Global Learning: Tried and tested stimuli

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Philosophy for Global Learning: Tried and tested stimuli

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This is a flexible and practical resource to help teachers share global awareness with their primary pupils through the structure of Philosophy for Children. The activities and information develop opportunities or Global Citizenship Education within class and schools and so prepare pupils for the ever-changing world in which they are growing up.

The book is split into three useful sections: introductions, instructions to a P4C session with handy split pages so you can pick and choose activities and stimulus, and resources needed for the activities.

You can buy this resource from CDEC today with a special offer of £5.00 off the RRP of £35.00 (plus £3.10 postage cost) by following this link http://bit.ly/BuyPhilosophyforGlobalLearning. Please do contact Lucy at lucy@cdec.org.uk if you have any questions.

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My website - training and support opportunities

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My website - training and support opportunities

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Testimonials

"Excellent facilitator - I can't wait to get started." (Teacher, Cumbria)

"Your training has been the single greatest stimulus for my teaching this year. I have embraced P4C with my class and they love it." (Teacher, Worcestershire)

"Really appreciated having an experienced teacher to train us, who was able to trouble shoot all our questions, and share her own experiences." (Teacher, Cheshire)

"An excellent facilitator who, in her own unassuming yet directed and focused style, helped us to completely engage ourselves." (Headteacher, India)

"Very aware of cultural differences, especially relevant in a diverse group." (Teacher, India on a joint Indian/UK training course)

"I can honestly say it has had a huge impact on my teaching. This year my Y6 pupils got the best results ever in their reading comprehension and I'm sure it was because of the depth of questioning and enquiry in P4C." (Teacher, Liverpool)

"I know I've got a long way to go with P4C and lots to learn but judging from my first enquiries with the children, it's going to be an amazing journey and by far the biggest influence on my teaching practice so far." (Teacher, Cheshire)

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Training and support in: Philosophy for Children (P4C), Religious Education(RE), Literacy and Global Learning - please see my training section Originator of Philosofun with Gina from Little Chatters - please see the Philosofun section P4C resources - please see my resources section Subscribe to...

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Comprehensive page of P4C links to visual and critical literacy, animations, P4C in nature and much more! Regularly updated.

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Philosopher's Backpack ~ What's new this week?

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P4C resource round up for 2022! As the academic year of 2021-2022 draws to a close, here's a selection of the resources I have been involved in developing as an educational consultant over the last 12 months. Met Office for Schools - P4C guide for integrating a philosophical approach for explorin...

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Philosopher's Backpack ~ What is the story behind the Philosopher's Backpack?

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I don't know for sure, but I imagine that Socrates, the Ancient Greek philosopher, never carried a backpack. After all, he never wrote anything down. I like to think of the probing questions that he posed, as the tools that he carried to help his students examine their thinking.

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Some of my favourite free website to support in P4C.

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Free Resources!

Please also follow our facebook or twitter page for up to date information on FREE resources and visit our blog page where you will find P4C sorting cards, and an Outdoor Evaluation tool amongst other things!

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Free Resources! Please also follow our facebook or twitter page for up to date information on FREE resources and visit our blog page where you will find P4C sorting cards, and an Outdoor Evaluation tool amongst other things!

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Jane Yates (Philosopher's backpack) and I have been collaborating on Philosofuns.

*Games focus on themes such as; robots, monsters, friends, food and pets

Our next online philosofun for teachers will be on Wednesday 5th May from 4:15 - 5:30pm with places costing the bargain rate of £10pp. This session will focus on the new theme of friends as voted for by participants at our February Philosofun. Full flyer here. Bookings can be made through eventbritefor this training.

Again, please do to find out more. gina@littlechatters.co.uk

Join Lily Horseman, chair of the Forest School Association and an established trainer in Forest School, through her company Kindling and I for part of Cumbria Development Education Centres 'In Conversation with...' series to explore the 'Questionable Nature of Questions linking Philosophy for Children (P4C) and Forest School.

When did you last think about the questions that you ask participants? Over many mugs of tea, Lily and Gina have reflected on the similarities between the facilitation styles used in Philosophy for Children (P4C) and Forest School. Mugs turned to pots of tea as they enquired and explored their preferred facilitation styles. Join Lily and Gina as they share examples of P4C and Forest Schools and their 'Natural Questioning' model to encourage us all to reflect on our own facilitation styles.

This workshop focuses on some specific tools and techniques to support delivery of P4C in the Early Years (EYFS to 5 years), drawing on tried and tested practical examples from the indoor and outdoor classroom.

Please book your place via

-An introduction/refresher on P4C

- A padlet outlining further resources to support P4C

Attendance at all 4 dates is required to receive the Level 1 validation. Please do now gina@littlechatters.co.uk to reserve your place or

Jane Yates (Philosopher's backpack), Joana Rita Sousa from Portugal and I have been collaborating on #ChatP4C on Twitter. Each month we host a twitter chat in English and Portuguese, encouraging participants to respond to questions linked to a P4C theme. We also invite special guest to share their expertise. It has proved to be a very busy and fruitful hour with some wonderful and practical examples of P4C shared by practitioners from around the world.

Our next #ChatP4C takes place on Monday 24th May, from 8-9pm - full flyer To join just search for #ChatP4C on twitter and remember to keep refreshing you page as it will be fast and furious. It is fantastic if you can of course contribute some ideas too - so please respond within the question using the #ChatP4C hashtag.

#ChatP4C April 2021 - P4C and the Environment

#ChatP4C March 2021 - Wonderful Words!

#ChatP4C February 2021 - Embedding P4C

#ChatP4C January 2021 - Creative delivery for P4C

#ChatP4C November 2020- World Philosophy Day 2020

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Jane Yates (Philosopher's backpack) and I have been collaborating on Philosofuns. *Games focus on themes such as; robots, monsters, friends, food and pets Our next online philosofun for teachers will be on Wednesday 5th May from 4:15 - 5:30pm with places costing the bargain rate of £10pp.

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Our website includes lots of blogs with practical ideas to use in the classroom. Here's just one example!

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Would You Rather starters, such as; 'Would You Rather be a cat or a dog?' are a great favourite in the world of Philosophy for Children (P4C) with so many speaking, thinking and listening skills evidenced through such a simple activity, with of course effective facilitation. There are many books such as 'Would You Rather...' by John Burningham and 'What Would You Do in Winnies World?' by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul. to support with starter ideas and assist in modelling this approach in the classroom. I would however say that the best 'Would You Rather...' examples have come from the children themselves and of course as with all child led learning this also results in greater engagement.

I have had so much fun with 'Would You Rather' with my own children, whether around the dinner table or on walks, to the extent that I asked my 12 year old child to write some of their favourites down.

My eight year old particularly enjoys creating his own on walks, with some of our favourites including;

'Would You Rather be mud or a puddle?' I really loved how we even got onto the water cycle linked to this one and how soil is made.

'Would You Rather be a bird or a tree?' 'Would you rather be a river or a beach?'

Of course he also loves the more gruesome examples too like; 'Would you rather never be able to stop pooing or never be able to stop being sick?!' (His words not mine!)

Anyway, I hope that you have as much fun as we have with creating and discussing your own 'Would You Rather' starters, we would love to hear about them.

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Would You Rather starters, such as; 'Would You Rather be a cat or a dog?' are a great favourite in the world of Philosophy for Children (P4C) with so many speaking, thinking and listening skills evidenced through such a simple activity, with of course effective facilitation.

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Cumbria SACRE advocate a P4C approach to Religious Education.  See the appendix for a section on P4C and RE.

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Your local council services are now being provided either by Cumberland or Westmorland and Furness

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Information, resources, training, videos (including Socrates for 6 year olds)

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Philosophy for Children, or P4C, is an approach to teaching and learning, in which children take part in philosophical enquiry. It enhances thinking and communication skills, boosts confidence and self-esteem, and improves behaviour and well-being.

More about P4C

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Philosophy for Children, or P4C, is an approach to teaching and learning, in which children take part in philosophical enquiry. It enhances thinking and communication skills, boosts confidence and self-esteem, and improves behaviour and well-being. More about P4C

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Hometalk resources, Thinking Moves & training.

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DialogueWorks Teaching that puts more thinking into learning DialogueWorks is an educational company that has specialised for nearly 30 years in the advancement of more thoughtful pedagogy.We have always been a leading provider of training in Philosophy for Children (P4C) in the UK, but we are now partnering organisations in four continents to promote our unique approach to

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Youngsters who are able to think well develop the capacity to take control over their own lives and, in so doing, learn how to become authentic individuals. There can be no greater gift. For that reason, it could be argued that engaging in "philosophy 4/w children" ought to be considered a human right.

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Youngsters who are able to think well develop the capacity to take control over their own lives and, in so doing, learn how to become authentic individuals. There can be no greater gift. For that reason, it could be argued that engaging in "philosophy 4/w children" ought to be considered a human right.

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The North West's only independent bookseller of diverse and inclusive books for children (and adults)

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A Manchester indie bookseller bringing diverse and inclusive books for children and young adults into homes and schools across the UK

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Global Learning London | Learning in a Global Context

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Our projects are child-centered and nurture creative mindsets to bring about change. We bring young people together and with members of their communities towards more inclusive, cohesive relationships. We create encounters to amplify their voices within decision-making circles. Our projects are designed around curiosity and serious play and we always seek to find and embark from common grounds.

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DECSY | Development Education Centre South Yorkshire

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The European-wide Gender Equality Charter Mark (GECM) is a framework that can be adopted by schools to help them develop leadership, curriculum, physical environment, and the attitudes and relationships of both the students, staff and wider community in relation to gender equality issues.

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Rubi leading a training session on SDG 4 Education with Erasmus participants in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Our latest Erasmus+ Project website, funded by the the European Union (EU) and inspired by the work of partner schools in England, Germany and Slovenia, is now live. The purpose of this project is to explore ways in which global learning can help SEND students and other marginalised learners reach their full potential, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a stimulus for teaching and learning.
Project activities, developed in mainstream and Special Education settings, introduce young people to the goals through social action and participatory learning. Activities are showcased on the website, along with teacher guidance. www.leaving-noone-behind.org/

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Rubi leading a training session on SDG 4 Education with Erasmus participants in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Our latest Erasmus+ Project website, funded by the the European Union (EU) and inspired by the work of partner schools in England, Germany and Slovenia, is now live.

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Read about the history of P4C in Cumbria from those early days.

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Philosophy for Children (P4C) is a teaching methodology that helps develop pupils' critical thinking and enables them to engage with complex and controversial global issues.

P4C develops skills and attitudes associated with global citizenship such as:

open-mindedness

critical thinking

listening

respect

co-operation

empathy

the ability to give reasons for an opinion.

And research shows that regular philosophy sessions can help improve attainment in English and maths.

Cumbria P4C is 25

CDEC has played a part in helping establish Philosophy for Children (P4C) in Cumbria 25 years ago. We have now helped pull together, along with other key P4C movers and shakers, a newsletter that both looks back at where P4C has come from to where we are today. You can read it here.

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Philosophy for Children (P4C) is a teaching methodology that helps develop pupils' critical thinking and enables them to engage with complex and controversial global issues. P4C develops skills and attitudes associated with global citizenship such as: open-mindedness critical thinking listening respect co-operation empathy the ability to give reasons for an opinion.