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20 September 2019

P4C/Talk stimulus

A classic book for getting children talking: 'Would You Rather' by John Burningham

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20 September 2019

P4C/Talk stimulus

Celebrating a useful and fun resource.

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17 September 2019

Resources

P4C Ten Steps planning grid

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17 September 2019

Resources

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More free P4C resources

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Jun 27, 2025

Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Jun 27, 2025

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

Jun 27, 2025

Feb 2, 2024

Learning to ask philosophical questions

Feb 2, 2024

How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical

Feb 2, 2024

Dec 8, 2023

Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

Dec 8, 2023

A free, downloadable, shareable booklet

Dec 8, 2023

Dec 16, 2022

HomeTalk – Gifts

Dec 16, 2022

Seasonal resources from Dialogue Works’ HomeTalk series

Dec 16, 2022

Dialogue Works HomeTalk (Gifts) - cover.png

Dec 10, 2021

Let's talk about… gifts

Dec 10, 2021

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

Dec 10, 2021

Aug 13, 2021

Thinking Space resources

Aug 13, 2021

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

Aug 13, 2021

Jul 30, 2021

Philosopher's Backpack

Jul 30, 2021

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

Jul 30, 2021

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Jul 2, 2021

Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Jul 2, 2021

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

Jul 2, 2021

Feb 5, 2021

HomeTalk – free weekly resource for families and teachers

Feb 5, 2021

A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking

Feb 5, 2021

Jan 8, 2021

Uplifting concepts

Jan 8, 2021

A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time

Jan 8, 2021

Sep 4, 2020

Virtual Circle

Sep 4, 2020

A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.

Sep 4, 2020

Oct 24, 2019

4Cs blank grid

Oct 24, 2019

Sep 17, 2019

P4C Ten Steps planning grid

Sep 17, 2019

Jul 15, 2019

Question Quadrant

Jul 15, 2019

Jun 26, 2019

Useful question stems for P4C

Jun 26, 2019

Mar 11, 2019

Diamond Nine ranking

Mar 11, 2019

Feb 5, 2019

Concept activity - Emotion

Feb 5, 2019

Oct 30, 2018

Concept card grid

Oct 30, 2018

Sep 10, 2018

Concept activity – Compassion

Sep 10, 2018

Aug 30, 2018

P4C stems for facilitators

Aug 30, 2018

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13 September 2019

Recommended reading, Professional development

Thinking Moves A-Z

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13 September 2019

Recommended reading, Professional development

By naming 26 ways of thinking in a simple alphabetical structure, the new Thinking Moves A-Z provides a language for teachers and students to reflect on their own cognitive processes - enhancing thinking and deepening learning.

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6 September 2019

Tips and techniques

Using ‘Odd One Out’ for specific curriculum areas

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6 September 2019

Tips and techniques

The game ‘Odd One Out’ is a great way to begin lessons on specific themes or topics - you can quickly create a resource box that will last for the duration of the topic.

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30 August 2019

Tips and techniques

Are you using Pupil Talk Prompts?

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30 August 2019

Tips and techniques

I strongly recommend providing Talk Prompts to help pupils formulate high quality spoken sentences and then bring powerful, formal phrases into their writing.

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23 August 2019

Recommended reading

Five types of talk

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23 August 2019

Recommended reading

Lucy West of Metamorphosis TLC discussing the five types of talk that occur in classrooms, and the need for balance between them.

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16 August 2019

Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Amazing effect of more than one right answer

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16 August 2019

Tips and techniques, Practical examples

An example of raising engagement in learning using the power of open questions.

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9 August 2019

Recommended reading

'Transform Teaching and Learning Through Talk'

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9 August 2019

Recommended reading

A recommended read for anyone wanting to develop Talk in their school.

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2 August 2019

Professional development

An introduction to speech, language and communication - free online course from the Communication Trust

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2 August 2019

Professional development

Recommended CPD

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26 July 2019

Tips and techniques

Odd One Out

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26 July 2019

Tips and techniques

Ways to play Odd One Out - the reasoning and P4C warm-up game.

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19 July 2019

Practical examples

I will... the impact of pupil voice

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19 July 2019

Practical examples

Examples of what staff decided to do differently, after reading pupil voice about talk in their classrooms.

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15 July 2019

Resources

Question Quadrant

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15 July 2019

Resources

More free P4C resources

Jun 27, 2025

Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Jun 27, 2025

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

Jun 27, 2025

Feb 2, 2024

Learning to ask philosophical questions

Feb 2, 2024

How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical

Feb 2, 2024

Dec 8, 2023

Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

Dec 8, 2023

A free, downloadable, shareable booklet

Dec 8, 2023

Dec 16, 2022

HomeTalk – Gifts

Dec 16, 2022

Seasonal resources from Dialogue Works’ HomeTalk series

Dec 16, 2022

Dec 10, 2021

Let's talk about… gifts

Dec 10, 2021

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

Dec 10, 2021

Aug 13, 2021

Thinking Space resources

Aug 13, 2021

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

Aug 13, 2021

Jul 30, 2021

Philosopher's Backpack

Jul 30, 2021

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

Jul 30, 2021

Jul 2, 2021

Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Jul 2, 2021

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

Jul 2, 2021

Feb 5, 2021

HomeTalk – free weekly resource for families and teachers

Feb 5, 2021

A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking

Feb 5, 2021

Jan 8, 2021

Uplifting concepts

Jan 8, 2021

A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time

Jan 8, 2021

Sep 4, 2020

Virtual Circle

Sep 4, 2020

A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.

Sep 4, 2020

Oct 24, 2019

4Cs blank grid

Oct 24, 2019

Sep 17, 2019

P4C Ten Steps planning grid

Sep 17, 2019

Jul 15, 2019

Question Quadrant

Jul 15, 2019

Jun 26, 2019

Useful question stems for P4C

Jun 26, 2019

Mar 11, 2019

Diamond Nine ranking

Mar 11, 2019

Feb 5, 2019

Concept activity - Emotion

Feb 5, 2019

Oct 30, 2018

Concept card grid

Oct 30, 2018

Sep 10, 2018

Concept activity – Compassion

Sep 10, 2018

Aug 30, 2018

P4C stems for facilitators

Aug 30, 2018

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12 July 2019

Practical examples

Children want to change partners!

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12 July 2019

Practical examples

More pupil voice about the idea of changing talk partners more often.

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5 July 2019

Tips and techniques

What if the child doesn't answer?

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5 July 2019

Tips and techniques

When using random selection in whole class learning, if a child doesn’t respond, there are several options.

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26 June 2019

Resources

Useful question stems for P4C

Topsy Page

26 June 2019

Resources

More free P4C resources

Jun 27, 2025

Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Jun 27, 2025

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

Jun 27, 2025

Feb 2, 2024

Learning to ask philosophical questions

Feb 2, 2024

How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical

Feb 2, 2024

Dec 8, 2023

Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

Dec 8, 2023

A free, downloadable, shareable booklet

Dec 8, 2023

Dec 16, 2022

HomeTalk – Gifts

Dec 16, 2022

Seasonal resources from Dialogue Works’ HomeTalk series

Dec 16, 2022

Dec 10, 2021

Let's talk about… gifts

Dec 10, 2021

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

Dec 10, 2021

Aug 13, 2021

Thinking Space resources

Aug 13, 2021

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

Aug 13, 2021

Jul 30, 2021

Philosopher's Backpack

Jul 30, 2021

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

Jul 30, 2021

Jul 2, 2021

Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Jul 2, 2021

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

Jul 2, 2021

Feb 5, 2021

HomeTalk – free weekly resource for families and teachers

Feb 5, 2021

A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking

Feb 5, 2021

Jan 8, 2021

Uplifting concepts

Jan 8, 2021

A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time

Jan 8, 2021

Sep 4, 2020

Virtual Circle

Sep 4, 2020

A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.

Sep 4, 2020

Oct 24, 2019

4Cs blank grid

Oct 24, 2019

Sep 17, 2019

P4C Ten Steps planning grid

Sep 17, 2019

Jul 15, 2019

Question Quadrant

Jul 15, 2019

Jun 26, 2019

Useful question stems for P4C

Jun 26, 2019

Mar 11, 2019

Diamond Nine ranking

Mar 11, 2019

Feb 5, 2019

Concept activity - Emotion

Feb 5, 2019

Oct 30, 2018

Concept card grid

Oct 30, 2018

Sep 10, 2018

Concept activity – Compassion

Sep 10, 2018

Aug 30, 2018

P4C stems for facilitators

Aug 30, 2018

Topsy Page

20 June 2019

Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Use RAG cups to transform teaching and learning

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20 June 2019

Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Children continually reflecting on their learning and selecting the right level of challenge.

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12 June 2019

Tips and techniques

Talk prompts which enable children to express they're stuck

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12 June 2019

Tips and techniques

I’ve noticed it’s useful to provide Pupil Talk Prompts that enable them to ask for thinking time or help.

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5 June 2019

Tips and techniques

Tips for using lolly sticks

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5 June 2019

Tips and techniques

Lolly sticks are a really simple way to randomly select children, but like anything they need to be used properly.

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1 June 2019

Research

Dialogue…

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1 June 2019

Research

“Dialogue allows participants to have thoughts they could not have had on their own…”

Game and Metcalfe 2009

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28 May 2019

Tips and techniques

“When it's hands up they pick the smart children...”

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28 May 2019

Tips and techniques

‘Hands up’ is a very common way of inviting pupil participation in lessons. However, research shows that typically only around 25% of the class raise their hands.