Webinars

Here you will find various recording from  social pedagogy events and webinars. The recordings of SPPA events from October 2023 onward (including the webinar series and the annual conference) will only be available for full and organisational members via our membership area. Previous recordings will remain available to everyone here and via our YouTube channel.

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28/09/2017 Why the creative and performing arts? Through the webinar, Prof Pat Petrie discusses the many countries in which the arts have a special place in the education of social pedagogues. She explores why they are valued and how arts agencies, in their work with children and adults can draw on social pedagogic principles, using the artist pedagogue framework. The webinar draws on studies and evaluations conducted in this country by Pat and her colleagues. Members only
06/07/2017 Experiential Learning and Practice On 6th July, Lowis Charfe, Course Leader at University of Central Lancashire delivered a webinar for SPPA on experiential learning and practice. One of the key principles of social pedagogy is about growing and developing from our experiences and reflections. It’s about applying theory into practice. In the webinar, Lowis shared her experience at UCLAN in using experiential and creative ways of teaching based on social pedagogical principles to help her students begin to apply theory to their everyday practice. Her students shared the benefits of experiential learning, too. Read more. Members only
11/05/2017 Developing Children’s Risk Competence Through this webinar, Sylvia and Gabriel from ThemPra, outline the importance and benefits of taking risks, explaining how practitioners can support children and young people in developing greater risk competence. They will explore the place of risks within learning processes and why being exposed to risks can actually help children to LEARN how they can keep themselves safe. Members only
28/02/2017 What is Social Pedagogy? Prof Claire Cameron and Prof Pat Petrie, Centre for Understanding Social Pedagogy (CUSP) at the UCL Institute of Education discusses the field of social pedagogy, its origins and its theoretical perspectives. <br /> <br /> Members only
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