Battle of Ideas 2015
Festival weekend: Education

Fuller details of sessions are available where the title is in bold.

Sunday 18 October: 10.00-11.30
Battle for the Classroom Pit Theatre
Goodbye Mr Chips: can research tell teachers how to teach?
Sunday 18 October: 12.00-13.00
Battle for the Classroom Pit Theatre
Do anti-bullying policies build character?
Sunday 18 October: 14.00-15.30
Battle for the Classroom Pit Theatre
Can children do philosophy?
Sunday 18 October: 16.00-17.15
Battle for the Classroom Pit Theatre
Can we teach creativity?
Sunday 18 October: 17.30-18.45
Battle for the Classroom Pit Theatre
Should schools teach 'British values'?

Big Data, big danger?

"Although 'battle' suggests destruction, these were some of the most constructive debates I've taken part in. This was civilised conflict in the best sense of both words."
Julian Baggini, author, Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, and The Ego Trick

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