JONK Events

Speaker | International Festival of Learning | Human Skills in a Technological World | West Suffolk College | Bury St. Edmunds

Event Date: 28 Jun 19

The session introduces participants to the principles and practical approaches that underpin the Joy of Not Knowing philosophy of education and of school leadership. Participants will be able to gain an understanding of why it is so good to not know and how this realisation through modelling has such a transformational impact of how children view themselves as learners and how they perceive that there no barriers to the process of learning https://www.ifleast.org/2019-speakers ...read more

El Placer de No Saber | JONK CPD Day for Teachers from the Bilingual Schools in Madrid | University of Sussex

Event Date: 04 Jul 19

Introducing the delegates from the bilingual schools in Madrid to the principles, philosophy and practical application of the Joy of Not Knowing approach, known as El Placer de No saber in Spanish as part of their two week CPD course at the University of Sussex ...read more

JONK CPD Day | St. Mark's CE Primary School TSA | East Sussex

Event Date: 04 Jul 19

A one day CPD Course for teachers and senior leaders on the principles and practical approaches to the Jo of Not Knowing Approach ...read more

JONK INSET Day at Bell Lane Primary School, Hendon | London

Event Date: 02 Sep 19

All the staff at Bell Lane Primary School launched their academic year by taking part in a JONK CPD Inset Day as a prelude to a JONK Programme of School Improvement designed to span the next three years ...read more

JONK INSET Day at Hopton Primary School | VNET (Norfolk)

Event Date: 03 Sep 19

A JONK INSET Day to launch the 2019-2020 academic year with a JONK Learning to Learn Week ...read more

A JONK Enrichment Day for Sixth Form Students | St James Senior Girls' School, London

Event Date: 04 Sep 19

These practical JONK sessions will introduce Year 12 and Year 13 students to a wealth of initiatives designed to develop their creative, critical and philosophical thinking, equipping them with all they need to become intrinsically motivated to want to learn and successful as lifelong learners. ...read more

The Joy of Not Knowing Leadership Course for Headteachers and Senior Leaders https://schools.ealingcpd.org.uk/courses/bookings/c_detail.asp?cid=16134 | Montpelier School Ealing

Event Date: 17 Sep 19

Marcelo Staricoff, FCCT, NPQH, PHD presents an introductory briefing on The Joy of Not Knowing (JONK) philosophy of education and leadership exclusicely for the Headteachers of Ealing Primary Schools. The Joy of Not Knowing (JONK) philosophy of education and leadership focuses on key principal areas of influence, linked to the new Inspection Framework’s three stage vision of excellence: Intent, Implementation, Impact. ...read more

JONK Enrichment Day | Working with all children Reception to Year 6 | CPD Staff Development Meeting | Wenhaston Primary School, ASSET Education, Suffolk | Suffolk, Uk

Event Date: 18 Sep 19

I will be introducing the wonders of JONK in each classroom working alongside the children in each class, running a workshop for parents and leading a professional development meeting for staff after school. ...read more


Success Stories

I had the most amazing day with the philosophy masterclass. We had great feedback from the teacher Mr S.

- Philosophy | Masterclass

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- Philosophy | Masterclass

Marcelo Staricoff is amazing and inspiring

- Teacher | Brighton

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- Coastal Federation | Norfolk

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