Creative Philosophical Enquiry: 12 Tools for Talking and Thinking, A Guide for Teachers and Practitioners working with KS1-4 is a resource primarily aimed at teachers that support the exploration, extension and enrichment of current philosophical enquiry practice and provides stimulus and ideas for those encountering philosophical enquiry for the first time.

Philosophical Enquiry in this context refers to methods of approaching the generation and exploration of philosophical questions.

This resource:

• Explains what a philosophical question is
• Demonstrates some of the benefits for pupil attainment of employing Philosophical Enquiry within teaching
• Outlines methods of stimulating Philosophical Enquiry amongst pupils of different age and ability groups
• Presents 3 Case Studies of examples of Philosophical Enquiry used to achieve different teaching aims

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