Impact

The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) exists to promote for the public benefit the advancement and teaching of philosophy of education.

It undertakes the following activities:

• organises conferences and seminars in the field
• supports some 17 regional branches
• administers a scheme of grants and awards
• provides for the publication of the Journal of Philosophy of Education and the IMPACT booklet series

Read more about the PESGB's other publication - the Journal of Philosophy of Education

Read about the latest publication -
IMPACT No.19: 'Patriotism in Schools'
Michael Hand

Patriotism in Schools was launched with a seminar discussion on 6th December at the Institute of Government in London. Participating in the discussion were:

Michael Hand, Institute of Education
David Goodhart, Director, Demos
Phillip Blond, Director, ResPublica
Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future
Louise Bamfield, Editor, IMPACT (Chair)

Watch a podcast of the seminar discussion:

Topics of forthcoming titles and seminars from IMPACT:

• The changing landscape of English education: Academies and Free Schools
• The Future of Higher Education
• Educating for a Bigger, Stronger Society
• The Well-being and Happiness Agenda in Education
• Teacher Education and Expertise
• Core Subjects and the Traditional Curriculum
• Synthetic Phonics
• Parental Responsibility in Education
• Faith Schools and School Ethos

Written by leading general philosophers and philosophers of education, IMPACT provides a unique forum for the analysis of education policy and practice from a philosophical perspective, and will be of interest to policy-makers, politicians, practitioners, academics and students alike.

All pamphlets are freely available online, and print copies of previous titles are available for purchase from the PESGB.

The launch of each IMPACT pamphlet is accompanied by a symposium, attended by Government ministers and MPs, representatives of policy organisations, leading educational journalists and academics.

Read about the latest publication -

IMPACT No.19: 'Patriotism in the Schools'
Michael Hand

IMPACT pamphlets express the ideas of their authors and do not represent the views of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain. The Society has several hundred members whose views are widely disparate.