Thoughtful
@thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social
Thoughtful is the Society for Philosophical Enquiry (SAPERE). We exist to help people improve their learning and lives through philosophical enquiry. Our aim is to give people the skills to thrive in school and society.
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The charity @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social (formerly SAPERE) invites you to their first-ever conference in Wales — and their first under their new name!
A full day of talks, workshops and conversation on philosophical education.
👉 Full details & booking:
A full day of talks, workshops and conversation on philosophical education.
👉 Full details & booking:
Thoughtful Annual Conference 2025 - SAPERE
SAPERE is now called Thoughtful.
www.sapere.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The charity @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social (formerly SAPERE) invites you to their first-ever conference in Wales — and their first under their new name!
A full day of talks, workshops and conversation on philosophical education.
👉 Full details & booking:
A full day of talks, workshops and conversation on philosophical education.
👉 Full details & booking:
Patron Charlotte Blease is the author of Dr Bot, a new book exploring how AI can transform patient care by changing how healthcare works, making it more effective, ethical and responsive. In this blog Charlotte asks how young people can be ready for the world AI is creating.
Philosophy and AI: We Can’t Leave Young Minds Unprepared - SAPERE
Charlotte Blease explains why philosophy is important in the age of AI and how we should be equipping young people to encounter it
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October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Patron Charlotte Blease is the author of Dr Bot, a new book exploring how AI can transform patient care by changing how healthcare works, making it more effective, ethical and responsive. In this blog Charlotte asks how young people can be ready for the world AI is creating.
We are thrilled to announce that we have secured a grant from #MOPACLdn, supported by @groundworklondon.bsky.social to work with teachers across London to confidently use #p4c to help counter extremism, hate and radicalisation. If you'd like to join in, get in touch! buff.ly/aHmsCwj
October 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We are thrilled to announce that we have secured a grant from #MOPACLdn, supported by @groundworklondon.bsky.social to work with teachers across London to confidently use #p4c to help counter extremism, hate and radicalisation. If you'd like to join in, get in touch! buff.ly/aHmsCwj
October 10th is World Mental Health Day and we have produced a free resource to help people explore ideas around coping, resilience, feeling alone and being challenged. The resource consists of several short exercises as well as a longer enquiry you could facilitate
P4C Resources - SAPERE
Resources for doing philosophy in schools, colleges and communities, including early years, primary and secondary schools as well as AP
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October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
October 10th is World Mental Health Day and we have produced a free resource to help people explore ideas around coping, resilience, feeling alone and being challenged. The resource consists of several short exercises as well as a longer enquiry you could facilitate
Read about our pilot project with Starlight to see if AI coaching can help assist facilitators to reflect and improve their practice
AI Coaching in P4C - SAPERE
This collaboration between Thoughtful & Starlight will explore how AI coaching can support facilitators in reflecting on their enquiries.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Read about our pilot project with Starlight to see if AI coaching can help assist facilitators to reflect and improve their practice
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We wondered and we wandered, now please help @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social meet our fundraising target so we can bring the benefits of good conversation to care-experienced young people.
sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
#WonderWander2025
#P4C
#PublicPhilosophy
#CareExperienced
sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
#WonderWander2025
#P4C
#PublicPhilosophy
#CareExperienced
October 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We wondered and we wandered, now please help @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social meet our fundraising target so we can bring the benefits of good conversation to care-experienced young people.
sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
#WonderWander2025
#P4C
#PublicPhilosophy
#CareExperienced
sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
#WonderWander2025
#P4C
#PublicPhilosophy
#CareExperienced
Our news this month is full of collaborations and community: we join forces with The Philosophy Foundation, APIS and Starlight, our Conference gains funding by The Royal Institute of Philosophy & Analysis Trust, plus our annual fundraiser #WonderWander2025, buff.ly/VBBThEA 1/2
Collaboration and Community
at the heart of our work
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September 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our news this month is full of collaborations and community: we join forces with The Philosophy Foundation, APIS and Starlight, our Conference gains funding by The Royal Institute of Philosophy & Analysis Trust, plus our annual fundraiser #WonderWander2025, buff.ly/VBBThEA 1/2
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Missing home in Pembrokeshire & seeing the Pembrokeshire ponies on my morning run. A quick update to say that all resources from our events are uploaded & we hope they will serve as a bit of inspiration for you to bring #philosophyinthewild @inparenthesis.bsky.social
into your own contexts 1/4
into your own contexts 1/4
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Missing home in Pembrokeshire & seeing the Pembrokeshire ponies on my morning run. A quick update to say that all resources from our events are uploaded & we hope they will serve as a bit of inspiration for you to bring #philosophyinthewild @inparenthesis.bsky.social
into your own contexts 1/4
into your own contexts 1/4
To celebrate the new term you can access our new parent resource for FREE until the end of September! The resource created in collaboration with Tooled Up Education, focuses on LEARNING. Is it possible to have a no learning day? Find it here: p4c.com/talking-to-c...
September 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
To celebrate the new term you can access our new parent resource for FREE until the end of September! The resource created in collaboration with Tooled Up Education, focuses on LEARNING. Is it possible to have a no learning day? Find it here: p4c.com/talking-to-c...
Experience P4C is an online webinar aimed at teachers, parents and other professionals working with young people and the public, and anyone else curious about the power of philosophical enquiry.
The webinar, led by one of our community of trainers, will show you what it’s like to philosophise 1/4
The webinar, led by one of our community of trainers, will show you what it’s like to philosophise 1/4
September 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Experience P4C is an online webinar aimed at teachers, parents and other professionals working with young people and the public, and anyone else curious about the power of philosophical enquiry.
The webinar, led by one of our community of trainers, will show you what it’s like to philosophise 1/4
The webinar, led by one of our community of trainers, will show you what it’s like to philosophise 1/4
Whether you choose online or face-to-face, our Level 2 course builds on the Level 1 Foundation course & equips you with the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to reflect on and develop your P4C practice. Dates this term: In-person 18th-19th Sept, online 12th, 19th, & 26th Nov buff.ly/m8fU0Mc
September 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Whether you choose online or face-to-face, our Level 2 course builds on the Level 1 Foundation course & equips you with the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to reflect on and develop your P4C practice. Dates this term: In-person 18th-19th Sept, online 12th, 19th, & 26th Nov buff.ly/m8fU0Mc
Want to take P4C further in your school?
Our Lead P4C Course is designed for teachers + leaders who want to embed P4C and sustain it long-term.
💻 3 live online twilight sessions
💷 £275 | Practical + inspiring
🗓️ Oct–Jan & Mar–Jun cohorts available
Limited spaces – book today:
Our Lead P4C Course is designed for teachers + leaders who want to embed P4C and sustain it long-term.
💻 3 live online twilight sessions
💷 £275 | Practical + inspiring
🗓️ Oct–Jan & Mar–Jun cohorts available
Limited spaces – book today:
Lead P4C - SAPERE
This training strand is a collaboration between SAPERE and DialogueWorks and will help develop leaders of P4C in schools or other instiutions
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September 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Want to take P4C further in your school?
Our Lead P4C Course is designed for teachers + leaders who want to embed P4C and sustain it long-term.
💻 3 live online twilight sessions
💷 £275 | Practical + inspiring
🗓️ Oct–Jan & Mar–Jun cohorts available
Limited spaces – book today:
Our Lead P4C Course is designed for teachers + leaders who want to embed P4C and sustain it long-term.
💻 3 live online twilight sessions
💷 £275 | Practical + inspiring
🗓️ Oct–Jan & Mar–Jun cohorts available
Limited spaces – book today:
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Young men in HMP Deerbolt have been working with artists to create their own exhibition and artists' book. Find out more about their work and share your responses, which will be fed back to the artists.
Find out more and book a place for this free, online event: wearebluecabin.com/latest/pages...
Find out more and book a place for this free, online event: wearebluecabin.com/latest/pages...
Pages of my life: Art, care and conversation - Blue Cabin
A free, online event to explore artworks produced by young men in Deerbolt Prison.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Young men in HMP Deerbolt have been working with artists to create their own exhibition and artists' book. Find out more about their work and share your responses, which will be fed back to the artists.
Find out more and book a place for this free, online event: wearebluecabin.com/latest/pages...
Find out more and book a place for this free, online event: wearebluecabin.com/latest/pages...
Our new Level One training will get you started on the Thoughtful pathway to bring philosophical thinking to your classroom or education space. Our courses help you experience, theorise, plan, evaluate, facilitate, and apply P4C.
September 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our new Level One training will get you started on the Thoughtful pathway to bring philosophical thinking to your classroom or education space. Our courses help you experience, theorise, plan, evaluate, facilitate, and apply P4C.
Very many congratulations to Queen's Inclosure Primary School who have gained a Bronze Award to start the year! Our Awards help support and celebrate schools on their P4C journey, allowing them to deepen practice across the school and community. buff.ly/PsWQtYl
September 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Very many congratulations to Queen's Inclosure Primary School who have gained a Bronze Award to start the year! Our Awards help support and celebrate schools on their P4C journey, allowing them to deepen practice across the school and community. buff.ly/PsWQtYl
The year starts well for Sedlescombe Primary who have achieved a P4C Bronze Award this Summer. They are heading for Silver now as well! Congratulations to all the staff, pupils and governors for the work put into embedding philosophy in your school.
September 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The year starts well for Sedlescombe Primary who have achieved a P4C Bronze Award this Summer. They are heading for Silver now as well! Congratulations to all the staff, pupils and governors for the work put into embedding philosophy in your school.
Last year Grace and Emma ‘wondered’ across the Peak District for 5 hours talking about all the questions you donated to raise money to give young people philosophy sessions in school.
August 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Last year Grace and Emma ‘wondered’ across the Peak District for 5 hours talking about all the questions you donated to raise money to give young people philosophy sessions in school.
#p4c can support #EYFS educators to develop the children they work with in every single one of the critical 6 social and emotional skill areas identified in The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood's recent 'Shaping Us' Framework ⬇️
The Shaping Us Framework - CFEC
The Shaping Us Framework
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August 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
What has been the greatest benefit of #p4c in your life?
Our upcoming #WonderWander2025 event will raise money so that children in care can enjoy those benefits too. Please help us by making a donation now, and follow the link below to see whether you could join in.
buff.ly/Un2oBRW
Our upcoming #WonderWander2025 event will raise money so that children in care can enjoy those benefits too. Please help us by making a donation now, and follow the link below to see whether you could join in.
buff.ly/Un2oBRW
Wonder Wander - SAPERE
Our annual campaign to bring philosophical thinking to more people, helping to raise funds for P4C to be done with disadvantaged communities
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August 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
What has been the greatest benefit of #p4c in your life?
Our upcoming #WonderWander2025 event will raise money so that children in care can enjoy those benefits too. Please help us by making a donation now, and follow the link below to see whether you could join in.
buff.ly/Un2oBRW
Our upcoming #WonderWander2025 event will raise money so that children in care can enjoy those benefits too. Please help us by making a donation now, and follow the link below to see whether you could join in.
buff.ly/Un2oBRW
“Pedagogically, P4C changed how I taught, informed why I taught, and improved every aspect of teaching.“
Read about Jan's experience here: buff.ly/JrfCIPY
Book yourself onto our August course to start September with a change buff.ly/13cahFy
Read about Jan's experience here: buff.ly/JrfCIPY
Book yourself onto our August course to start September with a change buff.ly/13cahFy
P4C Foundation Course Level 1 - SAPERE
Start practising P4C in your classroom straightaway with our Level 1 P4C Foundation Course, available online and face-to-face.
www.sapere.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Pedagogically, P4C changed how I taught, informed why I taught, and improved every aspect of teaching.“
Read about Jan's experience here: buff.ly/JrfCIPY
Book yourself onto our August course to start September with a change buff.ly/13cahFy
Read about Jan's experience here: buff.ly/JrfCIPY
Book yourself onto our August course to start September with a change buff.ly/13cahFy
P4C improves both cognitive and socio-emotional skills. Join us for our Level One Course this August, delivered over 3, 4-hour online sessions (26th, 27th, 28th of August). The course is dynamic, interactive, and very practical. We do first and reflect aftewards. buff.ly/13cahFy
August 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
P4C improves both cognitive and socio-emotional skills. Join us for our Level One Course this August, delivered over 3, 4-hour online sessions (26th, 27th, 28th of August). The course is dynamic, interactive, and very practical. We do first and reflect aftewards. buff.ly/13cahFy
Wonderful Angie Hobbs, honorary patron of The Philosophy Foundation and one of our Keynote Speakers at our Annual Conference in November gives us her questions for #Wonderwander25 our campaign to bring philosophy into more people’s lives and to specifically run sessions for looked after children.
July 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Wonderful Angie Hobbs, honorary patron of The Philosophy Foundation and one of our Keynote Speakers at our Annual Conference in November gives us her questions for #Wonderwander25 our campaign to bring philosophy into more people’s lives and to specifically run sessions for looked after children.
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 #edusky
www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
July 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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 #edusky
www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
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In addition to embedding climate, nature and sustainability in education, young people need to develop skills in confident communication and robust mental dexterity. #Oracy and #P4C are vital. Check @voice21oracy.bsky.social & @saperep4c.bsky.social 🌱
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Keir Starmer urged to honour pledge to embed speaking skills in England’s schools
Alastair Campbell and children’s author Michael Rosen among advocates calling for oracy to be in curriculum
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July 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
In addition to embedding climate, nature and sustainability in education, young people need to develop skills in confident communication and robust mental dexterity. #Oracy and #P4C are vital. Check @voice21oracy.bsky.social & @saperep4c.bsky.social 🌱
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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
www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander #edusky #p4c
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
www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander #edusky #p4c
July 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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
www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander #edusky #p4c
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
www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander #edusky #p4c