Peter Worley

Peter Worley is a British philosopher, educator and author specialising in philosophy for children and philosophical enquiry in education. He is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of The Philosophy Foundation, a UK charity promoing philosophy in schools and communities.

He is widely regarded as a leading figure in the international Philosophy for Children (P4C) movement and served as President of SOPHIA, the European Foundation for the Advancement of Philosophy with Children, from 2014 to 2019. He is a Visiting Research Associate at King’s College London and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

He is the author of numerous books on philosophy and education, including The If Machine and The If Odyssey. Lesson plans from these books were used and credited in the BBC drama Waiting for the Out, while several lesson plans from The If Machine formed the basis of the BAFTA-nominated BBC Learning series What Makes Me Me. The If Machine was also featured in the documentary Young Plato.