Publisher's description
If you are a teacher who has trained in P4C, or our Enquiry method, or are just interested in developing higher-order thinking in the classroom you can become a member on our site and benefit from:
- Philosophy lesson plans
- Enquiry lesson plans based around the national curriculum for primary and secondary classes
- Personalised Enquiry lesson plans – each membership comes with 10 free personalised Enquiry lesson plans.
- Access to teaching strategies you can use for any class
- Discounts on CPD days (e.g. storytelling, games for thinking, questioning skills, teaching strategies)
- Personal advice on our forum
- Hints and tips
- Newsletter giving you regular new lesson plans and developments
- Join a community and enjoy networking and support.
Running regular Enquiries or Philosophy sessions will encourage better speaking and listening skills, develop higher-order thinking skills such as justification, clarification and coherence, and build confidence in your pupils.
Payment Methods
- Cheque
- Paypal
Payment Flexibility
Launch Date
1 May 2011
School Users
- St William of York
- Horniman Primary School
- Eliot Bank Primary School
- Eagle House Prep School
- Norwood School (Secondary)
Subject(s)
Art and Design, Business Studies, Citizenship / PSHE, Drama, English, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Media Studies, MFL, Music, Religious Education, Science
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How does this help a school?
Citizenship
Enquiries based around Citizenship engage children and young people with thinking about society, their place in it and developing thinking citizens
Enquiries based around Citizenship engage children and young people with thinking about society, their place in it and developing thinking citizens
Community Cohesion
Enquiries in the classroom develop respect in the classroom, and help children learn to work together to solve problems.
Enquiries in the classroom develop respect in the classroom, and help children learn to work together to solve problems.
Curriculum
We develop Enquiries for you based on the curriculum, from theme or topic based Enquiries (e.g. contrasting localities, saints) to subject based Enquiries (e.g. Maths, PSHE, Science). As a member you can request up to 10 free lesson plans based on any subject or theme you would like.
We develop Enquiries for you based on the curriculum, from theme or topic based Enquiries (e.g. contrasting localities, saints) to subject based Enquiries (e.g. Maths, PSHE, Science). As a member you can request up to 10 free lesson plans based on any subject or theme you would like.
Special Educational Needs
Many children who struggle with the conventional curriculum find they have a voice during philosophy or enquiry sessions as we encourage everyone to speak and we are not seeking one particular answer but working together as a class to come up with many possible answers.
Many children who struggle with the conventional curriculum find they have a voice during philosophy or enquiry sessions as we encourage everyone to speak and we are not seeking one particular answer but working together as a class to come up with many possible answers.
Student Voice
Enquiries are a very useful way for children to debate their ideas and thoughts, and develops strong speaking and listening skills that can be used in any context.
Enquiries are a very useful way for children to debate their ideas and thoughts, and develops strong speaking and listening skills that can be used in any context.
Teaching & Learning
Our website is packed full of teaching strategies to help develop thinking skills in the classroom, as well as developing autonomous learning in the children.
Our website is packed full of teaching strategies to help develop thinking skills in the classroom, as well as developing autonomous learning in the children.
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