Working to make social pedagogy widely recognised and practised across the UK & Ireland: so we are all treated humanely.

Our Vision
It is SPPA’s vision that social pedagogy training and practice become ingrained across human service professions in the UK and Ireland, so that individuals and communities are treated more humanely.

Our Mission
To enable the adoption of social pedagogy across all human service professionals, and to ensure a future where families and individuals, parents and carers, children and young people, adults and older people, professionals and volunteers are supported and enabled to continue a social pedagogic journey throughout their lives.

News

11/02 Call for Abstracts: Introducing Social Pedagogy Across the Lifecourse
More than a conference – join us for our ‘Social Pedagogy Gathering 2025’, a professional practice retreat where you’ll experience the transformative power of [...] read more
19/12 University of Worcester: Social Pedagogy Research Group
Winter 2024 SPRiG Newsletter: Exploring Social Pedagogy in Action We’re delighted to share the first issue of the Social Pedagogy Research Group (SPRiG) newsletter, [...] read more
12/12 Join the Global Community of Social Educators at the 21st AIEJI World Congress in Copenhagen – May 2025!
The 21st AIEJI World Congress for social educators is scheduled to take place in Copenhagen from May 19 to 22, 2025, under the theme [...] read more
05/12 Whatever happened to Labour’s agenda for children?
The blog post “Whatever happened to Labour’s agenda for children?” by Pat Petrie and Peter Moss revisits the transformative child-focused policies of the early [...] read more

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