How can we become a P4C school?

Our P4C School program is a structured 3 - 4 year progression designed to help you embed high quality P4C into your school's teaching and learning strategies, and into your school's ethos and values. With tailored support packages though three levels of engagement with P4C, we recommend this program as the best way to maximise the impact of P4C and to make it self-sustaining for your school in the longer term.

P4C China is a DialogueWorks accredited training center providing P4C training for the Greater China region. We support every stage of the P4C School program (Candidate School, 4Cs School and Model School stages).

Click here to download our P4C school brochure

To join the program:

  You must confirm an intention to embed P4C in the school’s teaching and learning;

    You should include P4C in the school’s strategic plan;

    Your school’s values need to be consistent with those of P4C;
    Your teachers must attend the P4C training sessions;
    You must nominate a P4C leader;
    You must timetable regular P4C sessions;
    You should evaluate the impact of P4C;
    You should participate in practice-sharing with other P4C schools.

We will review this with you when you start the program.  Then we can confirm your school as a P4C Candidate School. We will then review progress with you twice a year in line with the P4C School criteria to help you get ready to become a P4C 4Cs school.

P4C China School program

Stage 1: Candidate School

As a P4C candidate school, you will:

Train your staff and start practising P4C

Gain the early benefits of P4C

Confirm that P4C fits your school's strategy

P4C China will provide you with the following training and support:

2 days P4C Foundation training for up to 25 staff
2 days in-school trainer support
Phone support from a P4C expert
Cost: RMB 40,000 - 50,000
Time: 12 - 18 months

Click here to download a P4C Candidate School application form

Stage 2: 4Cs School

As a P4C 4Cs school, you will:

Embed high quality P4C across your school

Strengthen student thinking and reasoning

Build teacher facilitation and inquiry skills

P4C China will provide you with the following training and support:

Top up P4C Foundation training for new staff

3 days Advanced P4C training for 25 staff

3 days in-school trainer support
Phone support from a P4C expert
Cost: RMB 55,000 - 60,000

Time: 18 - 24 months

Click here to download a 4Cs School application form and an example of a completed 4Cs Application form.

Stage 3: P4C Model School

As a P4C Model school, you will:

Make P4C values central to your ethos

Use P4C inquiry skills across the curriculum

Promote excellence in P4C to other schools

P4C China will provide the training and support required to maintain P4C Model School status.
    Top-up Foundation Training and Advanced P4C Training for new teachers
  Further in-school P4C coaching
    Developing your P4C leader to become an accredited P4C China trainer

Continuing resource provision
Costs depend on requirements

Click here to download a P4C Model school application form.

: Find out what P4C is all about. Click here for more information.

: Our training shows you how to get started with P4C or advance your facilitation skills. We are the only internationally accredited P4C trainers in China.

: Our three year strategic program shows you how to progress from a P4C candidate school to a P4C model school.

: The resources section of our website gives you a wide range of P4C inquiry plans, stimulus suggestions and links to a wealth of other helpful materials.