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8 October 2021
Thoughts, Practical examples

My class don't ask good P4C questions...

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8 October 2021
Thoughts, Practical examples

Children need time to practise the skill of question-generating

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C questions, questions

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1 October 2021
Tips and techniques

Tips to make Zoom sessions interactive (Part 2)

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1 October 2021
Tips and techniques

Make virtual meetings and lessons more engaging

Tagged: online learning, pupil engagement

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24 September 2021
P4C/Talk stimulus

Provocative P4C stimulus

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24 September 2021
P4C/Talk stimulus

What does this real-life experiment make your class wonder?

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children)

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17 September 2021
Tips and techniques

Do your students ask many questions?

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17 September 2021
Tips and techniques

How to create regular opportunities

Tagged: teacher questioning, pupil engagement, pupil talk, talk/oracy, talk promise

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10 September 2021
Tips and techniques

Tips to make Zoom sessions interactive (Part 1)

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10 September 2021
Tips and techniques

Avoiding those empty silences…

Tagged: online learning, pupil engagement, parental engagement, less confident talkers / 'quiet children', talk/oracy

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3 September 2021
Tips and techniques

A game to develop creative thinking

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3 September 2021
Tips and techniques

Can your class come up with convincing definitions for the new words they invent?

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C starters / games, creative thinking, circle time, talk/oracy, talk/oracy games

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27 August 2021
Tips and techniques

If we don’t listen then we won’t learn!

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27 August 2021
Tips and techniques

Get students involved from the beginning of term

Tagged: talk/oracy, talk promise, pupil voice

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20 August 2021
Tips and techniques

P4C discussion plans

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20 August 2021
Tips and techniques

On having a few questions up your sleeve, in preparation for P4C

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), planning, questions

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13 August 2021
Resources, Recommended reading

Thinking Space resources

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13 August 2021
Resources, Recommended reading

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children)

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6 August 2021
Resources, Recommended reading

Oracy Cambridge resources

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6 August 2021
Resources, Recommended reading

More useful resources, including a Talk Tally to get pupils listening closely

Tagged: talk/oracy, pupil talk, listening, pair talk / talk partners, oracy activities

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30 July 2021
Resources, Recommended reading

Philosopher's Backpack

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30 July 2021
Resources, Recommended reading

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C facilitation

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23 July 2021
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

HomeTalk for the holidays

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23 July 2021
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

A great resource series which families can use anytime

Tagged: talk/oracy, parental engagement, home learning, dialogue

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16 July 2021
Tips and techniques

That's not joggling! Talk and P4C game

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16 July 2021
Tips and techniques

A physical, fun game that can be played face-to-face or virtually

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, creative thinking, community-building, online learning, P4C starters / games, talk/oracy games

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9 July 2021
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

P4C across the curriculum

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9 July 2021
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Take your pupils’ learning and understanding to a deeper level

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C questions, life readiness, impact, pupil talk, whole-class talk, P4C across the curriculum, talk/oracy

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2 July 2021
Resources

Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

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2 July 2021
Resources

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C / philosophical concepts, philosophical exercise

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25 June 2021
Tips and techniques

Use Lego to build dialogue

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25 June 2021
Tips and techniques

Supporting pupils to think more collaboratively

Tagged: talk/oracy, dialogue, P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk prompts

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18 June 2021
Tips and techniques

Last three to speak

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18 June 2021
Tips and techniques

A simple way to improve listening and deepen dialogue

Tagged: listening, dialogue, respectful challenge, P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, pair talk / talk partners

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11 June 2021
Thoughts, Research, Tips and techniques

Do you repeat pupil responses? Why?

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11 June 2021
Thoughts, Research, Tips and techniques

Teachers’ reasons, and why it might be better not to

Tagged: teacher talk, listening, pupil talk, pupil engagement, teacher voice, audibility, talk/oracy, thinking time

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4 June 2021
P4C/Talk stimulus

When I Coloured in the World – P4C Stimulus

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4 June 2021
P4C/Talk stimulus

What colours will you give to the world?

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C stimuli, P4C questions, P4C / philosophical concepts

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4 June 2021
Professional development

P4C leadership course

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4 June 2021
Professional development

Enabling Philosophy for Children to take root in your school

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children)

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