Welcome to Thinking Education
The website of Will Ord
This website outlines a range of services and resources that will help you to provide good quality education in the areas listed below. If you would like training, consultation, resources, seminars, INSET, or a conference keynote speech to support your work, then do take a moment to explore this site for helpful options and ideas.
Download my latest resources:
Getting Thinking Skills Into Your Lessons (PDF)
Dear Teacher, Where Are We Going? (PDF)
More downloads are available in the 'Resources' sections.
Will Ord is a nationally known trainer and speaker, specialising in Thinking Skills, Philosophy for Children (P4C), Religious Education and Citizenship Education. He has been a Head of RE, Chairman of SAPERE (the P4C charity for the UK), author of several school books and a writer for the TES. Will now works full-time training educators both here and abroad and is an associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University.
Thinking Education is education that puts thinking & communication skills, reflective practice, and the 'community of learners' at the heart of learning and teaching. In short, it's fun, flexible and very effective.
- Philosophy
for Children -
Training, resources and support in the 'P4C' approach to teaching and learning. Great for thinking & communication skills, raising achievement, behaviour and self-esteem
- Citizenship
Education -
Training & INSETS available from the ex-Professional Officer for ACT (the CE subject association). Small or large groups trained on all aspects of CE (assessment, management, local to global etc)
- Religious
Education -
Boost RE results and numbers with some input from an RE teacher and author: Focus on RE & Thinking Skills, or what the New RE Framework means for you and your pupils
