Acquiring literacy is not a one-off act. Beyond its conventional concept as a set of reading, writing and counting skills, literacy is now understood as a means of identification, understanding, ...

We're only about 2,500 years behind the Greeks but Philosophy is finally making it on to the school curriculum. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is drafting plans for a short course ...

Primary school pupils across England take part in trial as part of ‘philosophy for children’ study, with pupil-led discussions on topics such as fairness and bullying Philosophical discussions about ...

Children taking part in a philosophical discussion at Buranda State School in Brisbane. Steve Gray/AAP Latest figures show that student scores in reading, writing, language and numeracy have failed to ...