JONK Events

JONK Schools Annual Conference | Norfolk

Event Date: 01 Jul 18

JONK Schools Annual Conference, VNET Partnership of Schools, VNET Headquarters, Norfolk, UK. Coho ...read more

A JONK/University of Sussex Collaboration |

Event Date: 18 Oct 18

How can the JONK of Education and Leadership contribute to the research and discussion base of the T ...read more

JONK Workshop | Wandsworth

Event Date: 29 Oct 18

JONK Workshop at the Wandle Teaching School Alliance Annual Primary Professional Learning Conference ...read more

A JONK-BHASVIC Collaboration | BHASVIC Sixth Form College, Brighton

Event Date: 07 May 19

We are really looking forward to the launch in May 2019 of an innovative Learning to Learn Project at BHASVIC intended to develop students' critical, creative and philosophical thinking and their lifelong learning dispositions from the start of their A-Level Courses ...read more

JONK Workshop at S7 Sixth Form Conference | Royal Holloway University

Event Date: 05 Jun 19

S7 Partnership of Sixth Form Colleges Biannual Teaching and Learning Conference. ‘The Joy o ...read more

JONK Enrichment Day | Working with students from Nursery to Year 6 | CPD Staff Development Meeting | Holly Meadows School, Norfolk, VNET | Norfolk

Event Date: 18 Jun 19

A day working and modelling JONK initiatives throughout the school, spending time in each class and then leading a staff meeting at the end of the day ...read more

JONK Enrichment Day | Working with students from Nursery to Year 6 | CPD Staff Development Meeting |Ludham Primary School, Norfolk, VNET | Norfolk

Event Date: 19 Jun 19

Working with students in each class on JONK initiatives and leading a professional development staff meeting at the end of the day ...read more

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


Success Stories

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

- Philosophy | Masterclass

D said it was the “best day ever”

- Philosophy | Masterclass

Marcelo Staricoff is amazing and inspiring

- Teacher | Brighton

JONKing at Coastal Federation was one of the best things we’ve done to inspire our children- go for it!

- Coastal Federation | Norfolk

Thank you for the JONK Course, excellent course and I can’t wait to start!

- Teacher | JONK Course

Great examples, brilliant presentation

- Headteacher | JONK Course