Would you like to..
- improve speaking and listening in your classroom?
- increase students' enjoyment?
- engage disaffected students?
- raise students' achievement?
Then come along to a..
Training course in Lancaster
Wednesday October 22
Thursday November 6
If you would like to attend please download the booking form and return by 13th October.
Using the Community of Enquiry methodology you can do all of these using only a circle of students and your skills as a facilitator…
Community of Enquiry is the distinctive method developed by Professor Matthew Lipmann in his Philosophy for Children programme, now used in over 60 countries with students of all ages. It can be used in most subject areas but this course will focus on Global Citizenship. Teachers of all key stages and subjects will find the course useful.
What will you learn?
- How to run a Community of Enquiry
- How Philosophical Enquiry can help you meet the Every Child Matters outcomes
- About the origins of Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- How to choose stimulus materials
- How to develop students’ listening, thinking and questioning
- How to develop a caring, collaborative, critical and creative culture in your classroom
- Suggestions for using Philosophical Enquiry in all subject areas
- About the 8 key concepts of the Global Dimension
Who should come?
Teachers, teaching assistants. learning mentors and anyone interested in using innovative methodologies for raising pupil achievement
The course will be led by Ruth Davies who has several years experience running communities of enquiry in schools, and is also an experienced trainer. The course will be validated by SAPERE the national organisation promoting P4C in this country (www.sapere.net).
For more information please contact Ruth Davies or click here for more information about philosophical enquiry (P4C) and global citizenship.
Email r.davies[AT]globallink.org.uk
The cost of the course is £220 including refreshments, lunches and SAPERE course handbook
Vegetarian food will be provided. Please advise us of any other dietary or access needs.
If you would like to attend please download the booking form and return by 13th October.
