The Philosophy of Education of Great Britain Annual Conference will be held from 31st March-2nd April at New College, Oxford. CES Assistant Professor Dr Emma Williams is a keynote speaker at the conference along with with Professor James Tooley (Newcastle University, UK) and Professor Jan Masschelein, (University of Leuven, Belgium). Dr Emma Willaims will be exploring ideas from her book 'The Ways We Think' in relation to the kind of thinking that can and should be 'common' to schools today.

More details about the conference can be found here.

This special event was held on Wednesday 30th November 2016 in the Helen Martin Studio (Warwick Arts Centre) it included presentations and reflections on the book.

Read more about the book, the author and the launch event here.

CES has appointed three student champions who will be helping to enhance the student experience in the coming academic year.

Philosophy, Literature and Education: A seminar series funded by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.

Wednesday 17th February, Scarman House, University of Warwick (13.00-17.00).

Introductions by Professor David Bakhurst (Queens) and Professor Christine Sypnowich (Queens).

This invitation only seminar seeks to explore the educational potential of philosophy and literature from interdisciplinary perspectives. Themes to be examined include 'Learning from Philosophy and Literature' and 'Lessons from Dystopia'. The seminar builds upon questions that emerged in the first seminar (held at the University of Oxford, December 2015) and anticipates themes to be examined in the final seminar, which will be held at the British Academy in March 2016.

Coordinated by Dr Liam Gearon (Oxford) and Dr Emma Williams (Warwick).