Topsy Page 27 September 2024 Tips and techniques Positive behaviour and focus in P4C Topsy Page 27 September 2024 Tips and techniques Ways to keep everyone engaged and develop the community of enquiry
Topsy Page 20 September 2024 Tips and techniques How can I get everyone to join in? Topsy Page 20 September 2024 Tips and techniques The importance of building the right foundations
Topsy Page 30 August 2024 Tips and techniques Many possible answers – getting everyone talking Topsy Page 30 August 2024 Tips and techniques What will happen when you remove the fear of being wrong?
Topsy Page 27 October 2023 Tips and techniques Choral speaking in P4C? Topsy Page 27 October 2023 Tips and techniques Get everyone listening and engaged with the big ideas and questions
Topsy Page 20 October 2023 Tips and techniques "I'm talking less..." Topsy Page 20 October 2023 Tips and techniques How one teacher increased engagement
Topsy Page 12 May 2023 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Vanessa's tips for P4C with 6-7 year olds Topsy Page 12 May 2023 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Five top P4C tips from an experienced teacher
Topsy Page 9 December 2022 Tips and techniques, Practical examples "It feels like you're trying to solve something" Topsy Page 9 December 2022 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Pupil voice about whole-class talk in Reading lessons
Topsy Page 11 November 2022 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Philosophy with six-year-olds – but there's a bug on the carpet! Topsy Page 11 November 2022 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Using an unexpected event as a P4C stimulus
Topsy Page 24 June 2022 Tips and techniques P4C in History Topsy Page 24 June 2022 Tips and techniques Five big questions to get children thinking deeply
Topsy Page 10 June 2022 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Thinking questions in Reading Topsy Page 10 June 2022 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Get students thinking and talking about ideas beyond the text
Topsy Page 26 November 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Why not jot? Topsy Page 26 November 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques How making notes positively impacts on thinking, talking and writing
Topsy Page 19 November 2021 Tips and techniques Tips to make Zoom sessions interactive (Part 4) Topsy Page 19 November 2021 Tips and techniques The final instalment of my tips for making online sessions more engaging
Topsy Page 22 October 2021 Tips and techniques Tips to make Zoom sessions interactive (Part 3) Topsy Page 22 October 2021 Tips and techniques More ideas to encourage participation
Topsy Page 1 October 2021 Tips and techniques Tips to make Zoom sessions interactive (Part 2) Topsy Page 1 October 2021 Tips and techniques Make virtual meetings and lessons more engaging
Topsy Page 17 September 2021 Tips and techniques Do your students ask many questions? Topsy Page 17 September 2021 Tips and techniques How to create regular opportunities
Topsy Page 10 September 2021 Tips and techniques Tips to make Zoom sessions interactive (Part 1) Topsy Page 10 September 2021 Tips and techniques Avoiding those empty silences…
Topsy Page 11 June 2021 Thoughts, Research, Tips and techniques Do you repeat pupil responses? Why? Topsy Page 11 June 2021 Thoughts, Research, Tips and techniques Teachers’ reasons, and why it might be better not to
Topsy Page 28 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Did you put your hand up at school? Topsy Page 28 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Pupils tell us why they think their peers don’t raise their hands
Topsy Page 21 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Please could you speak a bit louder? Topsy Page 21 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Creating a classroom culture that shows you value pupil talk
Topsy Page 29 January 2021 Tips and techniques Live online lessons - talk tip Topsy Page 29 January 2021 Tips and techniques Instantly make learning more interactive, and talk more purposeful
