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.
Thursday 20th November is World Philosophy Day - a time to raise awareness of the importance of thinking together and for yourself. Want to experience philosophical enquiry (P4C) for yourself? Join us for free from 12:30-14:30 online for the first module of our Level One course.
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Thursday 20th November is World Philosophy Day - a time to raise awareness of the importance of thinking together and for yourself. Want to experience philosophical enquiry (P4C) for yourself? Join us for free from 12:30-14:30 online for the first module of our Level One course.
New free access resources have been added to P4C.com from Hope Seed. Find session plans here buff.ly/RsFn9Dz linked with an animated stimulus for: Fun with Shadows, The Power of Kindness and Weather Wonders. You can access all the resources from just £35 a year by subscribing here buff.ly/B2vtcCD
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New free access resources have been added to P4C.com from Hope Seed. Find session plans here buff.ly/RsFn9Dz linked with an animated stimulus for: Fun with Shadows, The Power of Kindness and Weather Wonders. You can access all the resources from just £35 a year by subscribing here buff.ly/B2vtcCD
We have secured more funding for work in London schools, and with care leavers in prisons, working with the wonderful Blue Cabin; our Youth Board; Fellowships; new Trustees; and new Award Schools! And the year has only just begun!
Read all about it here: buff.ly/VBBThEA 2/2
Read all about it here: buff.ly/VBBThEA 2/2
September 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We have secured more funding for work in London schools, and with care leavers in prisons, working with the wonderful Blue Cabin; our Youth Board; Fellowships; new Trustees; and new Award Schools! And the year has only just begun!
Read all about it here: buff.ly/VBBThEA 2/2
Read all about it here: buff.ly/VBBThEA 2/2
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
Our next in-person Level One runs in London on 30th September and October 1st: buff.ly/qdRcLu0
September 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our next in-person Level One runs in London on 30th September and October 1st: buff.ly/qdRcLu0
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 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/
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
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 buff.ly/9OBjToi
#P4C #PhilosophyForChildren #Education buff.ly/9OBjToi
July 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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 buff.ly/9OBjToi
#P4C #PhilosophyForChildren #Education buff.ly/9OBjToi
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. buff.ly/l5Gq6VL #Edusky #P4C #Oracy #Thinking
July 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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. buff.ly/l5Gq6VL #Edusky #P4C #Oracy #Thinking
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: buff.ly/OPAn8s6
July 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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: buff.ly/OPAn8s6
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? Tell us in the comments below⬇️
Join in with our #P4C Wonder Wander challenge in September this year: buff.ly/LdR30cu
How would you answer? Tell us in the comments below⬇️
Join in with our #P4C Wonder Wander challenge in September this year: buff.ly/LdR30cu
July 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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? Tell us in the comments below⬇️
Join in with our #P4C Wonder Wander challenge in September this year: buff.ly/LdR30cu
How would you answer? Tell us in the comments below⬇️
Join in with our #P4C Wonder Wander challenge in September this year: buff.ly/LdR30cu
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 has written a blog post for us about why he believes we need P4C in every classroom. You can read his reflections here buff.ly/QZMxBOa
July 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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 has written a blog post for us about why he believes we need P4C in every classroom. You can read his reflections here buff.ly/QZMxBOa
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.
July 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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 around London about all the questions you send us. We’re raising money to work directly with looked after children.
Please give us more questions here: sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
#philosophyforchildren #edusky
Please give us more questions here: sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
#philosophyforchildren #edusky
July 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This year for #WonderWander25 we’ll be walking and talking and thinking around London about all the questions you send us. We’re raising money to work directly with looked after children.
Please give us more questions here: sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
#philosophyforchildren #edusky
Please give us more questions here: sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/
#philosophyforchildren #edusky
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.
buff.ly/sOhiaKZ
#P4C #PhilosophyforChildren #oracy #criticalthinking #wellbeing
buff.ly/sOhiaKZ
#P4C #PhilosophyforChildren #oracy #criticalthinking #wellbeing
July 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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.
buff.ly/sOhiaKZ
#P4C #PhilosophyforChildren #oracy #criticalthinking #wellbeing
buff.ly/sOhiaKZ
#P4C #PhilosophyforChildren #oracy #criticalthinking #wellbeing
Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Ysgol Panteg, who have gained their Gold Award with us. Their assessor wrote: 'Ysgol Panteg is a pioneering establishment' and their 'overall approach, techniques & solutions deserve wide publicity, not just in Wales, but on the international P4C scene.'
July 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Ysgol Panteg, who have gained their Gold Award with us. Their assessor wrote: 'Ysgol Panteg is a pioneering establishment' and their 'overall approach, techniques & solutions deserve wide publicity, not just in Wales, but on the international P4C scene.'
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: buff.ly/8k9OwOm #internationalcourses #internationalCPD #P4C #philosophyforchildren
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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: buff.ly/8k9OwOm #internationalcourses #internationalCPD #P4C #philosophyforchildren