Courses

DECSY offers a full range of courses and events to help you improve your skills in incorporating Global Learning in your teaching. To book on to a course contact: bookings@decsy.org.uk or phone 0114 241 2750.  The 2018 – 2019 courses are:

 

Philosophy for Children (P4C) – Level 1

  • 10 June 2019
  • 4.30pm
  • 6.30pm
This two and a half day practical workshop will explore the aims, principles and benefits of philosophical enquiry, and explore how these enquiries can develop Global Citizenship skills, concepts and dispositions and tackle controversial issues.
  Schools Linking Programme

Philosophy for Children (P4C) – Level 2a

  • 25 March 2019
  • 9am
  • 4.30pm
  • 04 July 2019
  • 9am
  • 4.30pm
P4C Level 2a is for practitioners who have been using P4C regularly in the classroom for six months or more and whose students are starting to ask higher order questions and to self-facilitate.
  Children playing outside

Philosophy for Children in Early Years Foundation Stage

  • 10 June 2019
  • 1pm
  • 4pm
To understand the value and benefits of P4C for young children (including links to EYFS curriculum requirements)
 

Planning a broad and balanced curriculum through Global Learning

  • 19 June 2019
  • 9.30am
  • 4.30pm
A workshop format course aimed at KS2 and KS3, focusing on curriculum development, teaching and learning, development of whole school ethos, pupil behaviour and values.
  Building marshmallow structures

Gender Equality in Schools

  • 21 June 2019
  • 9:30am
  • 4:30pm
Participants will receive a free copy of 'Gender Equality in Primary Schools' A guide for teachers, written by Helen Griffin (published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers).
 

Using P4C to build understanding and critical thinking about extremism and terrorism

  • 28 June 2019
  • 9.30am
  • 4.30pm
Schools have a duty to safeguard children and to help them develop critical thinking in relation to extremism and terrorism. This is hard to do: these are controversial topics, and discussions need to be well managed. This course will train and equip teachers to use the Philosophy for Children (P4C) approach combined with a new set of teaching and learning resources to build resilience to extremism.
  Children sitting in a circle

School-centred introduction to Philosophy for Children

  • 03 July 2019
  • 9.30am
  • 3.30pm
An opportunity to see P4C in practice in a SAPERE Silver Award school and to find out how a whole school approach to P4C can enrich and develop students, staff and communities.
  Training at DECSY

FREE course – Global Teacher Award – Level 1 Accredited Course

  • 06 November 2019
  • 1.30pm
  • 4.30pm
The Global Teacher's Award supports teachers in developing skills, confidence and practical global learning methods to support and enhance a broad and balanced curriculum.
  Children talking

Philosophy for Children (P4C) – Level 2b

  • 11 November 2019
  • 9am
  • 4:30pm
P4C Level 2b is designed for teachers who want to be able to lead the development of P4C across the school and use P4C to enhance relationships between children and colleagues.
  Persona Doll

Persona Doll Training

  • TBC
This course is ideal for Early Years practitioners, KS 1 and 2 teachers and learning support staff to develop confidence, knowledge and skills in using Persona Dolls.
  pupils in a P4C session

Philosophy for Children – Beyond Level 1 (Tools for Thinking Together)

  • TBC
Available for Whole-School Training booking. This course is for all those who have done P4C level 1 training and have led at least six P4C enquiries, and is suitable for those who want to reinforce or refresh their P4C practice following any level of P4C training.

Our current funders are:

Funded by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union