Jane Blaken from Blue Coat’s after school club ‘Ignite’ writes about a visit from our very own Senior Children and Families Connector, Jo Wetherall, who introduces them to ‘Table Talk’.
What would you like to invent to make the world a better place?
This along with other big open-ended questions were posed to our children who attend Ignite Club.
One sunny Friday afternoon towards the end of the Summer Term, we were pleased to be joined by Jo Wetherall. Jo is the Senior Children and Families Connector, from the Diocese of Gloucester. Jo has been part of a project called ‘Table Talk’ which consist of lots of questions aimed at getting young people talking about issues to provoke deep and meaningful conversations. Having thoroughly enjoyed debating the answer to the first question, one young lad jumped out of his seat and went over to Jo’s group to ask ‘where do you get these cards from…this is a great game…I need them in my life!’ The responses from all the children were so positive and something as simple as giving our young people a theme, a question and time and space to talk about things important to them had clearly made a profound impact. But it is the quality of the questions that makes this game so fun! They come highly recommended from Ignite Club!
On the side of the pack there is a brief overview of the game’s intentions:
‘Table Talk is a conversational game that helps you discuss challenging topics, create honest and safe communities, laugh with friends, encourage and support people. Each six themes has 16 questions.’
The themes are as follows: 
- Home
- School
- World
- Friends
- Technology
- Well-being.
We thought you would be interested in hearing some of the responses that our young people gave:
Is everyone in the world treated the same?
No – the rich stay rich and they don’t give anything to the poor, but not always when they are kind.
No – some people live on the streets and some live in houses.
Should we always buy new things?
No – we can recycle
What would you like to invent to make the world a better place?
I would like to invent a super spreader message machine that tells everyone ‘No Litter’.
If you had a super power, what would it be?
I chose to fly then I can see and help anyone in trouble. I would stop the bad people being bad = no baddies, no jails
If you are looking for something compact to take on your travels or some ideas for conversation starters around the dinner table then head to the web link below ….they aren’t just for children either!
Click here for more on ‘Table Talk’.
Jane Blaken – Blue Coat Primary School
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