SAPERE Level 1 Course - Oxford

A non-residential SAPERE Introductory course over 2 days on Friday December 3rd and Saturday December 4th 2010. The course fee of £295 includes refreshments, lunch, a SAPERE Level 1 Handbook and course certificate.

A practical 12-hour introduction that focuses on the theory and practice of developing communities of enquiry. The aim of the course is to give teachers, parents, governors, citizens, etc., sufficient understanding of philosophical enquiry in communities (especially with children) to enable them to start practising it in their own colleges, schools, homes, clubs, etc. The Level 1 course addresses the following key questions: 1, What makes questioning philosophical – and how can such questioning improve teaching and learning? 2, What is a Community of (Philosophical) Enquiry? 3, How to facilitate enquiry and dialogue? 4, How to develop a Community of Enquiry / Thinking Classroom, including evaluating progress?. Due to its skills-based approach to teaching and learning, the Level 1 course is particularly relevant to education professionals including primary or secondary teachers, specialists (in G & T or Literacy for example), school governors, LEA advisors, head teachers and senior management teams.

Book a place and pay online at www.sapere.org.uk or by phone on 01865 811184.