Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 20hWe're so grateful to Wikimedia uk for co-creating and subsidising this bespoke level one course on Media Literacy. 4 November 2026 - 9 December 2026 over 6 weekly 90 min sessions. Just £60 for the first 8 sign ups www.thoughtful.org.uk/our-offer/co... 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 21hWe have free spaces left on our two remaining Challenging Extremism courses: 9th & 16th October and 5th & 12th November. Don't miss this opportunity to develop the skills and sensitivity you need to have more of the conversations that count. Sign up here: www.thoughtful.org.uk/our-offer/co... 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 21hOur project with @bluecabin.bsky.social continues with public workshops that explore artworks produced by young men in HMP/YOI Deerbolt. The in-person workshop led by me & Andy West is sold out, but you can join us free on Tues 20 October 2026 14.30-16.30 online. wearebluecabin.com/latest/pages...wearebluecabin.comPages of my life: Art, care and conversation - Blue CabinJoin author and prison educator Andy West (Author of The Life Inside, which was recently adapted for a BBC Series, Waiting for the Out) and philosopher Dr Grace Lockrobin (Co-Director of Thoughtful), ... 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026We do so much @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social to widen access to philosophical education, but our direct delivery is the most memorable. Here's a new blog about a workshop I led for young people with the National Trust: www.thoughtful.org.uk/latest/conve... #Oracy #PhilosophyMatters #P4Cthoughtful.org.ukConversation about conservation - Thoughtful 011
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026In the coming years, young people will need educational experiences that help them question all sources of information and meaningfully connect with others. @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social #oracy #CriticalThinking #p4c #PhilosophyMatters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comOver-reliance on chatbots can diminish critical-thinking skills, study findsDepending on AI can also potentially decrease the ability to discern misinformation, research says 101
Reposted by Dr Grace LockrobinLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 09/06/2026What an interesting lecture by @gracelockrobin.bsky.social today at our Women in Philosophy group! Here is the recording: youtu.be/tUUk5MLJvrA #philsky #eudsky #P4C #ethics Thanks @triphilosophy.bsky.social for supporting this lecture series.youtu.beWomen in Philosophy: Grace Lockrobin on the significance of narrative in ethics educationYouTube video by The Philosophy Garden 074
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I gave a lecture today as part of The Royal Institute of Philosophy Women in Philosophy series hosted by Lisa Bortolotti at the University of Birmingham. youtu.be/tUUk5MLJvrA #P4C #PhilosophyMatters #oracyyoutu.beWomen in Philosophy: Grace Lockrobin on the significance of narrative in ethics educationYouTube video by The Philosophy Garden 021
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A new blog about our new name @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2026/05/thou...imperfectcognitions.blogspot.comThoughtfulA blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases. 022
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026It's not to late for you to join this wonderful FREE evening of live late-night conversation this Thursday, hosted by Sheffield Museums with Philosophy in the City Sheffield and a host of Thoughtful people running a series of sessions on how we look. www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lat...sheffieldmuseums.org.ukLate: How We Look - Sheffield Museums Trust 010
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026You have just over a week to apply for a bursary to attend the 2026 Sophia Network Meeting in Prague on 30–31 May. www.sophianetwork.eu/announcement...sophianetwork.euSOPHIA Bursary Prague 2026 - Sophia Network(i) They are active in PwC e.g. as a teacher, student, practitioner, lecturer or researcher. 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We are pleased to announce the 2026 bursary scheme for the next meeting of SOPHIA- Network for the Advancement of Doing Philosophy with Children - this year in Prague. You can find all the information here: www.sophianetwork.eu/announcement... Deadline: 30 April.sophianetwork.euSOPHIA Bursary Prague 2026 - Sophia Network(i) They are active in PwC e.g. as a teacher, student, practitioner, lecturer or researcher. 021
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 27/03/2026We are delighted to have received the inaugural British Philosophical Association 2026 Prize for Service to UK Philosophy (not by professional academic philosophers). #britishphilosophyfortnight #philosophymatters 011
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026For #BritishPhilosophyFortnight, here’s the second of two public philosophy workshops I’ve been part of - both with a watery theme. www.thinkingspace.org.uk/post/is-a-ri... #PhilosophyMattersthinkingspace.org.ukIs a river alive?For British Philosophy Fortnight, we ask: is a river alive? It’s a strange idea, and one I’m ambivalent about. But children respond to it enthusiastically 000
Reposted by Dr Grace LockrobinMarjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 25/03/2026Saying "soup is not a meal" just tells me you haven't had the right soup yet 2754431410
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026For #BritishPhilosophyFortnight, here’s the first of two public philosophy workshops I’ve been part of - both with a watery theme. www.thinkingspace.org.uk/post/the-str... #PhilosophyMattersthinkingspace.org.ukThe stream of consciousnessFor British Philosophy Fortnight, I share a story about a psychological experiment that involves 'dipping a ladle into the stream of consciousness'. 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026We operate a Co-Leadership model at @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social and it helps us navigate the ups and downs of the charity landscape with two heads and two skills sets, under the guidance of a great board. Read more about organisations that do the same here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhy more CEOs are sharing the top jobMore bosses are sharing the top job giving them more time for family and breaks. 031
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 20/12/2025The latest issue of the open access Journal of Philosophy in Schools is out now: jps.bham.ac.uk/24/volume/12... #p4c #philosophymattersjps.bham.ac.ukVolume 12 - Issue 2 - 2025 | Journal of Philosophy in Schools 010
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 19/12/2025As we turn on our out-of-office messages and close our laptops after a busy year, we’re very proud to share our @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social 2025 Social Impact Report. Thanks for your support and let’s make 2026 more thoughtful. www.sapere.org.uk/our-impact/sapere.org.ukOur Impact - SAPERESocial impact report on our work, incorporating our mission, vision and aims to bring the benefits of philosophical enquiry to all 011
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 14/12/2025A new film about the impact of #P4C on the children and young people of the Societas Trust who are supported by @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social Trainer @neilphillipson.bsky.social www.societastrust.org.uk/page/?title=...societastrust.org.ukInnovation (P4C) 011
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 10/12/2025You can read my interview with Contralytic here: lnkd.in/e3V2Q72e 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 02/12/2025"Communities and caregivers realise that children start developing their moral compass at an early age and from the moment they can speak, children start to wonder why. " dailynous.com/2025/12/02/w...dailynous.comWhat Can Professional Philosophers Learn from Philosophy for Children? (guest post) - Daily Nous"I should have presented my topic using the p4c [philosophy for children] method," said a philosopher about about his talk at a conference on Plato's theory of forms, after taking part in a demonstrat... 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Our Co-Directors Emma and I, still smiling after storm Claudia tried to ruin our @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social conference. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay 031
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Dr Annie Webster considered how insights from non formal education and Buddhist philosophy could help us envisage a more thoughtful approach to learning, one that harmonised yin and yang elements such as emotion and reason. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay 021
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Dr Caroline Elbra-Ramsay shared what she learned when she returned to P4C Practice. Children expressed the importance of having a space to be thoughtful, to be playful, and to be free from what they perceived as the pressure to give THE right answer. #ThoughtfulConference2025 021
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Prof Angie Hobbs opened our conference with a survey of those things that hinder thoughtfulness. She considered arrogance, cynicism, misinformation, information overload, overthinking, and outsourcing. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay 031
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Clare Jarmy and Prof David Aldridge spoke about thoughtfulness and AI, asking how should we understand an LLM that calls itself ‘I’ and claims to be ‘thinking’. We considered what it might mean for students to be ‘taught’ by a machine that is neither embodied nor mortal. #ThoughtfulConference2025 011
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025We were pleased to welcome as one of our key note speakers @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social who spoke about the work of the philosopher Mary Midgley. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay 0104
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025The amazing children of @ysgolpanteg opened our @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social conference with an enquiry on rebels and heroes. A beautiful example of thoughtfulness. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters #WorldPhilosophyDay 042
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Our conference programme is finalised and it's an absolute treat. See you on Saturday! @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2... #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters 011
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025We're thrilled to welcome back @darrenchetty.bsky.social to our #ThoughtfulConference2025 Darren will speak about the notion of 'Cynefin' which has become central to educational discourse in Wales. Its not to late to join us: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2... DM for info on bursary tickets. 012
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025The #ThoughtfulConference2025 is less than a month away, among our contributors is Tom Bigglestone (from The Philosophy Man P4C) on how we ensure all children get the chance to speak for longer—and more often through small-group discussions. Book your ticket now: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2... 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025We wondered and we wandered, now please help @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social meet our fundraising target so we can bring the benefits of good conversation to care-experienced young people. sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/ #WonderWander2025 #P4C #PublicPhilosophy #CareExperienced 011
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025I’m proud to join Michael Rosen and Alastair Campbell as co-signatory on this open letter calling for the government to honour their commitment to oracy education. www.theguardian.com/education/20... Thanks to colleagues at Voice 21 for coordinating this response. voice21.org/open-letter/theguardian.comKeir Starmer urged to honour pledge to embed speaking skills in England’s schoolsAlastair Campbell and children’s author Michael Rosen among advocates calling for oracy to be in curriculum 010
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Literature and philosophy in schools: A new open access special edition from Journal of Philosophy in Schools - JPS jps.bham.ac.uk/23/volume/12...jps.bham.ac.ukLiterature and philosophy in schools | Journal of Philosophy in Schools 010
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 14/07/2025"Philosophy majors outperform all other majors on tests of verbal and logical reasoning and on a measure of valuable habits of mind. This offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers." www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #PhilosophyMatterscambridge.orgStudying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge CoreStudying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers 020
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025There us still just over a week to submit your proposal! Join keynotes Prof Angie Hobbs and @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social for thoughtful conversation, P4C inspiration and good company, thanks to our hosts the University of South Wales. www.sapere.org.uk/wp-content/u... 021
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025We’ve been delighted with the interest in this fully funded P4C programme for London schools that focuses of how enquiry can help critique and combat hateful ideologies. We still have space for three more. Sign up here, before the call closes: www.sapere.org.uk/building-res...sapere.org.ukBuilding Resilience to Extremism through Enquiry (BREE) Project - SAPEREThis fully funded project uses enquiry and P4C to help teachers have conversations around all forms of extremism 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 26/06/2025We're delighted to be joined by @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social as a keynote speaker. Inspired by philosopher Mary Midgley, Beth will be sharing her poetical and environmental work which is taking place across Wales. Find our call for contributions here: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2... 061
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025We're pleased to share that Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy, will be a keynote speaker at our next conference. Join us on Saturday 15 November 2025 at the University of South Wales to explore this year's theme: thoughtfulness. www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2... 051
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Agnes Callard on why we all need good conversations: www.instagram.com/reel/DLC8TCg... #PhilosophyMatters @philosophyminis.bsky.socialinstagram.comLogin • InstagramWelcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world. 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025If you practise P4C and need a bit of inspiration, make sure you explore our resource hub: P4C.com. Free samples are updated monthly and subscription is just £35 a year. You can find session plans, stimulus ideas and teacher tips for all ages, stages and subjects. p4c.com/topic/samples/p4c.comHomepage - p4c.com 022
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Thanks Elizabeth for all of your support. 010
Reposted by Dr Grace LockrobinDr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 03/06/2025I have just donated to this really important campaign #WonderWander2025 #WonderWander Please do give what and if you can #philosophymatters #timeforthinking #thinkingmatters #bethoughtful #philsky @saperep4c.bsky.social @gracelockrobin.bsky.social #EmmaSwinn #p4wc 161
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 14/05/2025I'm in Malta this month to speak about my PhD research on narrative and ethics education and to chair a panel on technology and education at Sophia. And we're in the news! newsbook.com.mt/en/malta-to-... You can join us on-person or online: www.sophianetwork.eu/network-meet... 030
Reposted by Dr Grace LockrobinThoughtful @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social · 07/05/2025"I learnt about how harmful beliefs/actions can hurt people and how extremism can be dangerous. In addition, I learnt how to counter extremism and how to motive others to think critically about their actions before doing them."sapere.org.ukBuilding Resilience to Extremism through Enquiry (BREE) Project - SAPEREThis fully funded project uses enquiry and P4C to help teachers have conversations around all forms of extremism 123
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 11/05/2025It’s not an easy time for charities or the communities we serve. But we are absolutely determined to help our beneficiaries learn to think together and think for themselves. You can donate cash or questions to #WonderWander2025 here www.sapere.org.uk/wonder-wander/sapere.org.ukWonder Wander - SAPEREOur annual campaign to bring philosophical thinking to more people, helping to raise funds for P4C to be done with disadvantaged communities 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Congratulations to the @sophia-network.bsky.social bursary award winner: Mohammad Reza Vaez Shahrestani, PhD, Researcher in Philosophy, University of Bonn. Reza will be sharing his work on AI Ethics and P4C at our meeting in Malta. Register to join us at: www.sophianetwork.eu/network-meet...philpeople.orgMohamad Reza Vaez Shahrestani (Universität Bonn) - PhilPeopleMohamad Reza Vaez Shahrestani is at Universität Bonn, Institut für Philosophie. They are interested in General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Existentialism, Jean-Paul S... 021
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025As #PhiloFortnight2025 wraps up, one final announcement... 🥁 Our annual conference is on Sat, 15 Nov at University of South Wales, Newport Campus. More info & tickets: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2... What to expect: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LqM... #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatterssapere.org.ukThoughtful Annual Conference 2025 - SAPERE 000
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 18/03/2025I’m SO proud of our community for making this bold next move. #PhilosophyMatters 031
Dr Grace Lockrobin @gracelockrobin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Today at our #PhilosophyClub for Y3-4 at Malin Bridge Primary we talked about knowledge and asked: Does AI know everything? I challenged the children to come up with a question that AI can’t answer. This club is possible thanks to people who donated to #WonderWonder2024. 010