SAPERE P4C
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SAPERE is the Society for Philosophical Enquiry. Soon to be re-named Thoughtful, we give people the skills to thrive in school and society.
We're pleased to share that Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy, will be a keynote speaker at our annual conference. Join us on Sat 15 November at the University of South Wales to explore this year's theme: thoughtfulness. sapere.org.uk/conference-202…
The importance of developing socio-emotional skills alongside cognitive skills, as P4C does, is highlighted in this Nuffield report by Lee Elliot Major, Andy Eyles, Esme Lillywhite, and Steve Machin. nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/upl… #P4C #criticalthinking #wellbeing
Wonderful @drangiehobbs honorary patron of @philosophyfound & one of our Keynote Speakers at our conference in November gives us her questions for #Wonderwander25 our campaign to bring philosophy into more people’s lives & to specifically run sessions for looked after children.
Congratulations to Kan Zhang, winner of the 2025 Think Essay Prize! 🎉🏆✍️ His winning essay was entitled ‘Could a Person Migrate to Another’s Body? A Realistic Solution to a Fanciful Problem’. It will be published in our journal, Think. 📖 #philosophy #youngthinkers #essayprize
Our lovely new Trustee Amanda Burgess gives us her question for our #wonderwander25 fundraiser event. Send us yours on social media or on the form on our website. #p4c #philosophyforchildren #philosophyforlife sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
New Trustee Brian Grady gives us his questions for #WonderWander25. We are raising funds to work with looked after children and we need your questions to power us on our wanders in London, Derbyshire and Dartmoor. Find out how you can join in or donate sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander
Like Indiana Jones grabbing his hat… Ann Edwards C of E Primary School clinches a P4C Gold Award right at the end of term! Only 19 schools hold Gold – what a way to finish the year! 🏆 #P4C #PhilosophyForChildren #Education sapere.org.uk/settings/schoo…
As we wrap up an incredible academic year, we're thrilled to share our final newsletter edition! Discover upcoming courses, celebrate recent achievements, and get a sneak peek into what's ahead createsend.com/t/y-20EB7F5BCB…
Literature and philosophy in schools: A new open access special edition from Journal of Philosophy in Schools - JPS jps.bham.ac.uk/23/volume/12/i…
Llongyfarchiadau i St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, after just 18 months have turned their Bronze into Silver. If you want to know how to get started on embedding this proven pedagogy that improves oracy and critical thinking then get in touch. sapere.org.uk/our-courses/gr…
"Philosophy majors outperform all other majors on tests of verbal and logical reasoning and on a measure of valuable habits of mind. This offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers." cambridge.org/core/journals/…
The Royal Institute of Philosophy is pleased to be able to fund 5 studentships and 9 bursaries in 2025/6 thanks to the generosity of the Jacobsen Foundation. Congratulations to all who have been awarded. royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/jacobsen-…
SAPERE Award holding school Rokeby has received an Outstanding in Personal Development from Ofsted this term. Their use of philosophy to enable this was mentioned in the report. Congratulations Rokeby - to see some of their work using P4C watch this film: youtu.be/sqWgW0b6_ws
We've had a question submitted for #wonderwander25 by our youngest ever contributor this week, age 4, who asked 'where was I before I was born?' How would you answer? Comment below⬇️ Join in with our #P4C Wonder Wander challenge in September this year: sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
There's still just over a week to submit your proposal. Join keynotes Prof Angie Hobbs and @DrElizabethMac1 for thoughtful conversation, P4C inspiration and good company, thanks to our hosts the University of South Wales. sapere.org.uk/conference-202… sapere.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
Peter Timms is Headteacher at Ben Rhydding Primary School in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, and after organising a SAPERE Level 1 course for his cluster of schools he tells us why he believes we need P4C in every classroom. You can read his reflections here: sapere.org.uk/latest-news/
SAPERE led a workshop at the #StoryPowerConference last week for 'Campaign for Learning' and supports the immense power of stories to open up important conversations about questions and ideas that matter to young people, and their families.
This year for #WonderWander25 we’ll be walking and talking and thinking about all the questions you send us around London. We’re raising money to work directly with looked after children. Please give us more questions here: sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
Our new Level One training is available to book now from August to June next year - join us in person or online to learn how to facilitate philosophical conversations around any curriculum subject: sapere.org.uk/our-courses/p4… #internationalCPD #P4C #philosophyforchildren
