P4C Links
P4C on Teachers' TV
Free download! A 30 minutes programme featuring P4C in a secondary context (from Teachers' TV).
p4c.com
A resource and collaboration website for p4c bringing thousands of ideas to hundreds of teachers in the UK and around the world. It provides quick-reply support forums, guidance on all aspects of p4c, stimulus materials and practical activities to use in lessons.
www.sapere.org.uk
Sapere - the UK education charity that promotes the Philosophy for Children (P4C) approach to teaching and learning. Features general P4C information, membership, courses, trainers, conferences, projects, research and weblinks.
http://cehs.montclair.edu/academic/iapc/world.shtml
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (based at Montclair State University).
www.dialogueworks.co.uk
DialogueWorks offers training in critical thinking and creative dialogue.
www.simnet.is/heimspekiskolinn/icpic.html
ICPIC - International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children
www.childrenthinking.co.uk
childrenthinking was set up by practising teachers in order to provide support and training in the area of Philosophy with Children. It coordinates a range of courses and systems of mentoring and support for teachers and students.
www.northernwisdom.org
Northern Wisdom is a network to support the development of Philosophy for Children and the Teaching of Thinking in the North East and Scotland.
www.nrais.org
Northumberland's Raising Aspirations in Society project supports the development of Philosophy for Children in schools, colleges and community groups.
www.p4c.net
Online discussion forums and news about all things P4C.
www.thinkingontheedge.org.uk [website not currently available]
A website to support teachers to implement thinking approaches to environmental education in the context of the coast.
www.thinkingscripts.co.uk
The website of Steve Williams, editor of the renowned Teaching Thinking and Creativity magazine and a SAPERE level 3 trainer in Philosophy for Children. Steve has started a P4C through YouTube section on his website at www.thinkingscripts.co.uk/youtube.htm
Citizenship Education Links
Websites are continually being developed to support many Citizenship Education aims, and are well worth the 'surf time.' As well as contributing to ICT requirements, they are:
- a source of lessons, projects and information for teachers and educators
- a source of tailor-made sites for pupils (KS3 CE Prog of Study Sec 2a)
- a source of contemporary information on innumerable issues (1i, 2a)
- a source of different perspectives (3a)
- a medium for national / international discussions and debates (2b, 2c)
- a means of participatory citizenship / political activity (from local to global 3b)
- a rich resource for studying the media and presentation (1h)
www.qca.org.uk or www.standards.dfes.gov.uk
Official / general information on Citizenship Education, resources, guidelines, planning and QCA Schemes of Work.
www.citfou.org.uk (Citizenship Foundation)
www.citizen.org.uk (Institute of Citizenship)
Providing excellent information, ideas, advice, weblinks, project ideas and case studies.
www.schoolcouncils.org
Advice and information on how to set up and run successful school councils (2b, 3b, 3c).
www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk
Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT), the subject association for CE in England. Provides theoretical and practical ideas, resources, conferences, newsletters and a termly journal Teaching Citizenship.
www.timeforcitizenship.com
A dynamic and user-friendly site that focuses on primary schools and includes ‘action in the community’ and discussion ideas (most areas of primary CE).
www.charter88.org.uk
Charter 88 is an excellent on-line citizenship resource for educators with particularly good weblinks and political information (sections 1,2,3).
www.csv.org.uk
Community Service Volunteers - resources, information and guidance on youth volunteering.
www.thesite.org.uk
An excellent site with user-friendly advice, information, discussion board, case studies and projects.
And A Few Others...
www.byc.org.uk
British Youth Council
www.nya.org.uk
National Youth Agency
www.youth-action.org.uk
Youth Action - a membership organisation that provides information, support and training for youth action groups.
www.youth.org.uk
Youthorg - a virtual community website, great place to find out about other youth action groups.
www.youthinformation.com
Youth information - this website aimed at young people covers everything from relationships to sport and travel.
www.youngscot.org
Young Scot - aimed specifically at young people in Scotland. Has info on discounts, leisure activities, etc in Scotland.
www.britishcouncil.org
British Council - information about grants you can get for youth exchanges between the UK and the European Union; elsewhere in Western Europe; Central/Eastern Europe; Israel; the USA; China and Japan.
www.takingitglobal.org
Global Youth Action Network -
125 countries working together to connect young people, the aim of the site is to encourage youth empowerment and community action (locally, nationally and internationally).