Playful Pedagogies: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Constructing Meaning
Date & Time
Wed, 25 Mar 2026
10:00 - 16:30
Venue
Department of Education, University of Oxford
Seminar Room E, Department of Education, Oxford
Tickets
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Explore playful pedagogies to enhance critical thinking and creativity.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Hear Prof Kathy Sylva OBE discuss play-based learning.
• Learn from Dr. Faidra Faitaki, Course Director of MSc ALLT.
• Discover methods from Dr. Cate Hamilton in quantitative research.
Event Highlights
- •A day of exploring how play-based pedagogies can deepen thinking
- •Spark creativity
- •Help children construct meaning
- •Tailored for primary practitioners working with children between 5 and 12 years old
Speakers
Kathy Sylva
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Faidra Faitaki
Departmental Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Course Director, MSc ALLT, University of Oxford
Cate Hamilton
Departmental Lecturer in Quantitative Research Methods and EAL, University of Oxford
Sara Ratner
Research Officer & Post-Doctoral Researcher for the Learning in Families through Technology (LiFT) project, University of Oxford
Jasen Booten
Education Consultant
Organized by: Oxford Education Deanery