What if… our main objective in education was to build wisdom?

IOE Public Debates: The majority view would appear to be that building pupils’ subject knowledge is vital but that there is also room for paying attention to skills and other aspects of young people’s development. The more nuanced question seems to be what kind of curricular diet – and associated pedagogy and assessment – will best develop young people’s wisdom, which is surely our main goal. In this debate we bring together a range of perspectives to mull over the question of how to develop pupils who are wise – knowledgeable, but also empathetic, thoughtful, reflective, self-aware and able to show good judgement. Speakers include: - Peter Hyman, Co-Director of Big Education and Co-founder of School 21 - David Lambert, Professor of Geography Education, UCL Institute of Education - Cat Scutt, Director of Education and Research, Chartered College of Teaching - Tony Sewell, CEO, Generating Genius - Chair: Professor Becky Francis, Director, UCL Institute of Education #IOEDebates