Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
Philosophy for Children, also referred to as P4C, is a subject that enables children to think with others and for themselves. Children learn and engage with four key skills in P4C which are: caring, collaborative, creative and critical. Within their P4C lessons, children explore big ideas that exist both in education and their day-to-day lives. Children also take part in dialogue and enquiry to help them to think, speak, listen and learn to live together more effectively.
Celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday in Year 3!
This week in Year 3, we had a very special reason to celebrate- Sir David Attenborough turning 100! Inspired by his incredible work protecting our planet, the children took part in a thoughtful and powerful P4C lesson all about caring for the Earth. Learning About Our...
Springing forward with P4C
Children across the school have continued to use P4C to develop their critical thinking this term with a keen focus on being collaborative. Along with caring, creative and critical, collaborative is one of the 4 C's that supports how we teach the subject and the...
P4C in Year 3
This week in Philosophy for Children (P4C), Year 3 have been exploring big ideas, practising collaboration and thinking deeply about what brings people together. What Does It Mean to Be Collaborative? We kicked off by unpacking the word collaborative. The children...
🌱✨ Our Learning in Spring 2 So Far – Year 1 ✨🌱
We have been very busy in Year 1 this half term and have enjoyed lots of exciting learning across different subjects. In Art, we explored the work of Paul Klee and created our own castle pictures. We used rulers and shapes to design our castles and then carefully...
Blooming in Delaunay
by Umar and Amber We were so surprised on Monday because our class plant Blossom has grown so tall. Blossom is now showing its flowers, which are small and yellow. Every one or two days, it looks like more and more yellow flowers have grown. This is because our class...
P4C in Shireen class: Resilience and Collaboration
Shireen class have been working hard to develop their thinking and communication skills in our Philosophy for Children (P4C) lessons. P4C is a way of learning, helping children to think deeply, share ideas and listen to one another. It encourages children to become...
A Delicious Day of Learning!
Today has been an absolutely wonderful day filled with hands‑on learning, teamwork and lots of happy faces! As part of our work on instructional writing, the children had the chance to put their skills into action by making their very own tuna wraps. There’s something...
Kapoor class are inspired by Paul Klee
We were inspired today, to draw and paint with watercolours our impression of "The Castle and the sun" painted by Paul Klee. First, we watched a powerpoint, and then Miss Glen modelled her ideas. It was important that, just like Paul Klee, we used the same shapes as...
What an Amazing Start to the Term!
We can hardly believe it… two weeks of this term have already flown by! Time really does go quickly when you’re learning, exploring, and having fun. Our Year 3 children have settled back beautifully, and it’s been wonderful to see how much they’ve grown both in...
We are in school 😀
by Inara and Sophia We are in school, and we are writing a blog. I am writing it with Sophia, and it is our first time. On the first day in class, we learnt about the Zones of Regulation. The zones are about your feelings, and there is the blue zone, red zone and the...