Ms Crawley organised the Religious Studies Departments annual Year 9 Philosophy Afternoon on 23 January 2020.
Three speakers from the Philosophy Foundation provided an afternoon of challenging philosophical enquiry. Pupils engaged in a fun and vibrant afternoon full of discussion and debate as they grappled with questions around Knowing and What is knowledge. Year 9 had the opportunity to enhance their communication skills and deepen their thinking and understanding of the world and of themselves through collaborative critical reflection. They mingled in a Philosophical cocktail party examining a number of statements before break-out groups assessed the differences between knowledge, belief, opinion and faith.
One of our Year 9 pupils commented on the event: ‘It was such an amazing experience and talking about complex ideas really got me thinking more about my own knowledge, however, do I know I know or do I know I dont know, that is the real question!’
