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#PhilosophyMatters
The BPA are asking that:
Philosophy provision is extended in primary and secondary schools, and colleges, including the launch of a Philosophy GCSE
University Philosophy education is supported and seen as fundamental
UK Philosophy research and PhDs are funded to maintain their world-leading status
Philosophers are invited to be expert members on scientific committees and government taskforces
Farm Boy Meets An Anarchist, Atheist, Punk Rock Teacher
Recently I had the pleasure of chatting with Neo Harter, AKA, Farm Boy, for his podcast, Farm Boy Meets The World….
An error of punishment defences in the context of schooling
My latest philosophy paper is out in the Journal of Philosophy of Education…
The Independent Teacher Podcast
I was interviewed recently for The Independent Teacher podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1839343/12377041 …
More Philosophy Gets Schooled: Virtue Ethics
Listen to the latest PGS podcast I contributed to on Virtue Ethics.
Eleven Years Later - plus bonus Easter Eggs
The following article was published in the last edition of the school I just left’s online e-zine…
Ties
Being as this week’s heatwave is seeing schools across the country loosening restrictive uniform policy for both staff and students, and I’m finally leaving my current school, I figured it was time to come clean with this article I wrote for The Guardian’s Secret Teacher column in 2016…
Philosophy Gets Schooled
I’m on a new podcast for A-level students of philosophy and you can listen to it here…
Quitting My Job - The Thought Behind Making A Change (from Philosophy Unleashed)
I wrote this about my decision to leave my job at the end of the year…
Obligatory 2020 Year In Review Post
“despite 2020 being the obvious poster child for an awful year, I don’t look back on it as the worst year ever. 2010 already wins that honour for me. The year my dad died unexpectedly and I became a teacher at the price of all my freedom. Or maybe 2012, the year my mom got her terminal cancer diagnosis? Or 2013, the year that she finally died? There have been worse years on a personal level and even on a global level”
A Shocking Loss: Remembering My Boss
“On Sunday we got an email telling us that our boss - the Head Teacher of our school - was dead. Heart attack. Unexpected and devastating. A total shock.”
Forced Alienation: On Being Swept Under The Rug
“I was asked by a colleague on Friday if everything was alright? They hadn’t seen me much around the school, and when they did, I didn’t seem my usual self. They said I seemed to be on my own a lot. Quiet. Not talkative. I looked like something was wrong.”
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