Author name: Tom Bigglestone

This week, three pick-up-and-go Philosophy Circles plans and an Easter-themed Spot and Stripe video, so you can easily inject some philosophical thinking into your pupils’ first week back. p For Reception, Years 1 & 2: Would it be better to give real eggs at Easter? Spot and Stripe argue whether it would be better to give real eggs […]

I can’t help feeling like a criminal. I’m currently using what crime writers call a ‘burner’ phone: cheap, low-tech handset that’s invariably thrown in a river to avoid being traced. Using it has also created a sense of nostalgia, and I’m clearly not the only one: affection for a bygone era led to this week’s reissuing

An interesting video stimulus from the BBC this week: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170210-monkeys-lie-to-one-another We’re often presented with examples of behaviour from the animal world that are chosen to compare favourably against humans. This contrasting example has several layers: the selfish behaviour may be out of necessity due to the monkey’s low status – how far can bad actions