Roger Sutcliffe

Roger Sutcliffe read Philosophy at Oxford, graduating in 1975. After 5 years as a teacher in a junior school, he joined the Maths department at Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham, where he also took an Open University degree in Maths. In the early 90’s he left full-time teaching for private study, and trained in P4C with Matthew Lipman in New Jersey, and in Creative Thinking with Edward de Bono.

Roger was one of the founder members of SAPERE, and was Chair from 1996 until 2003, when he was served as President. In the same year he was elected President of ICPIC, the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children, and served two terms.

He has been a freelance educator for many years, and was a Visiting Lecturer for an MA in teaching philosophy at Heythrop College, London. He is a co-director of www.p4c.com, and was a consultant for Thinking Schools International.

Roger is a leading figure in the Philosophy for Children movement, and indeed in the wider field of reflective education. After 20 years of teaching, at both elementary and high school level, he has been a freelance innovator for the last 30 years.