It's not to late for you to join this wonderful FREE evening of live late-night conversation this Thursday, hosted by Sheffield Museums with Philosophy in the City Sheffield and a host of Thoughtful people running a series of sessions on how we look.

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SOPHIA Bursary Prague 2026 - Sophia Network (i) They are active in PwC e.g. as a teacher, student, practitioner, lecturer or researcher.

You have just over a week to apply for a bursary to attend the 2026 Sophia Network Meeting in Prague on 30–31 May.

www.sophianetwork.eu/announcement...

SOPHIA Bursary Prague 2026 - Sophia Network (i) They are active in PwC e.g. as a teacher, student, practitioner, lecturer or researcher.

We are pleased to announce the 2026 bursary scheme for the next meeting of SOPHIA- Network for the Advancement of Doing Philosophy with Children - this year in Prague.

You can find all the information here: www.sophianetwork.eu/announcement...

Deadline: 30 April.

We are delighted to have received the inaugural British Philosophical Association 2026 Prize for Service to UK Philosophy (not by professional academic philosophers). #britishphilosophyfortnight #philosophymatters

Is a river alive? For British Philosophy Fortnight, we ask: is a river alive? It’s a strange idea, and one I’m ambivalent about. But children respond to it enthusiastically

For #BritishPhilosophyFortnight, here’s the second of two public philosophy workshops I’ve been part of - both with a watery theme. www.thinkingspace.org.uk/post/is-a-ri... #PhilosophyMatters

Saying "soup is not a meal" just tells me you haven't had the right soup yet

The stream of consciousness For British Philosophy Fortnight, I share a story about a psychological experiment that involves 'dipping a ladle into the stream of consciousness'.

For #BritishPhilosophyFortnight, here’s the first of two public philosophy workshops I’ve been part of - both with a watery theme. www.thinkingspace.org.uk/post/the-str... #PhilosophyMatters

Why more CEOs are sharing the top job More bosses are sharing the top job giving them more time for family and breaks.

We operate a Co-Leadership model at @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social and it helps us navigate the ups and downs of the charity landscape with two heads and two skills sets, under the guidance of a great board. Read more about organisations that do the same here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Volume 12 - Issue 2 - 2025 | Journal of Philosophy in Schools

The latest issue of the open access Journal of Philosophy in Schools is out now: jps.bham.ac.uk/24/volume/12... #p4c #philosophymatters

As we turn on our out-of-office messages and close our laptops after a busy year, we’re very proud to share our @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social
2025 Social Impact Report. Thanks for your support and let’s make 2026 more thoughtful. www.sapere.org.uk/our-impact/

Innovation (P4C)

A new film about the impact of #P4C on the children and young people of the Societas Trust who are supported by @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social Trainer @neilphillipson.bsky.social www.societastrust.org.uk/page/?title=...

You can read my interview with Contralytic here: lnkd.in/e3V2Q72e

What Can Professional Philosophers Learn from Philosophy for Children? (guest post) - Daily Nous "I should have presented my topic using the p4c [philosophy for children] method," said a philosopher about about his talk at a conference on Plato's theory of forms, after taking part in a demonstrat...

"Communities and caregivers realise that children start developing their moral compass at an early age and from the moment they can speak, children start to wonder why. "

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Our Co-Directors Emma and I, still smiling after storm Claudia tried to ruin our @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social conference. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay

Dr Annie Webster considered how insights from non formal education and Buddhist philosophy could help us envisage a more thoughtful approach to learning, one that harmonised yin and yang elements such as emotion and reason. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay

Dr Caroline Elbra-Ramsay shared what she learned when she returned to P4C Practice. Children expressed the importance of having a space to be thoughtful, to be playful, and to be free from what they perceived as the pressure to give THE right answer. #ThoughtfulConference2025

Prof Angie Hobbs opened our conference with a survey of those things that hinder thoughtfulness. She considered arrogance, cynicism, misinformation, information overload, overthinking, and outsourcing. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay

Clare Jarmy and Prof David Aldridge spoke about thoughtfulness and AI, asking how should we understand an LLM that calls itself ‘I’ and claims to be ‘thinking’. We considered what it might mean for students to be ‘taught’ by a machine that is neither embodied nor mortal. #ThoughtfulConference2025

We were pleased to welcome as one of our key note speakers @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social who spoke about the work of the philosopher Mary Midgley. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay

The amazing children of @ysgolpanteg opened our @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social conference with an enquiry on rebels and heroes. A beautiful example of thoughtfulness. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay

Our conference programme is finalised and it's an absolute treat. See you on Saturday! @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2... #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters

We're thrilled to welcome back @darrenchetty.bsky.social to our #ThoughtfulConference2025

Darren will speak about the notion of 'Cynefin' which has become central to educational discourse in Wales.

Its not to late to join us: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2...

DM for info on bursary tickets.

The #ThoughtfulConference2025 is less than a month away, among our contributors is Tom Bigglestone (from The Philosophy Man P4C) on how we ensure all children get the chance to speak for longer—and more often through small-group discussions.

Book your ticket now: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2...

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
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#PublicPhilosophy
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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

I’m proud to join Michael Rosen and Alastair Campbell as co-signatory on this open letter calling for the government to honour their commitment to oracy education.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Thanks to colleagues at Voice 21 for coordinating this response. voice21.org/open-letter/

Literature and philosophy in schools | Journal of Philosophy in Schools

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...

"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."

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#PhilosophyMatters

There us still just over a week to submit your proposal! Join keynotes Prof Angie Hobbs and @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social for thoughtful conversation, P4C inspiration and good company, thanks to our hosts the University of South Wales.
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Building Resilience to Extremism through Enquiry (BREE) Project - SAPERE This fully funded project uses enquiry and P4C to help teachers have conversations around all forms of extremism

We’ve been delighted with the interest in this fully funded P4C programme for London schools that focuses of how enquiry can help critique and combat hateful ideologies.

We still have space for three more. Sign up here, before the call closes: www.sapere.org.uk/building-res...

We're delighted to be joined by @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social as a keynote speaker. Inspired by philosopher Mary Midgley, Beth will be sharing her poetical and environmental work which is taking place across Wales.

Find our call for contributions here: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2...