The Society is committed to providing safe spaces within which members and non-members can engage in critical and robust intellectual debate concerning matters of philosophy and educational policy and practice. The Society expects that at its activities, events and in its publications individuals and groups should be treated with dignity and respect as colleagues committed to our joint endeavours. A non-exhaustive code of conduct appends this procedure. Complaints of misconduct should, wherever possible, be made with reference to aspects of this code.

Whilst the Society welcomes sincere complaints, complainants should note 2(i) of this procedure in regard to complaints made without foundation and in bad faith. The Society considers such complaints a form of harassment. The PESGB Board of Trustees reserve the right to summarily dismiss such complaints.

Complaints may be made in writing to either the Chair of the Society or to the Society’s office by email or letter. Individuals can also contact the Chair of the Inclusion Committee for an informal and confidential conversation about these procedures.

Anonymous complaints will not be investigated. If a person wishes to bring matters, in confidence, to the attention of the Chair or Vice-Chair they may do so. Any such complaint must be detailed enough for the Board of Trustees to consider initiating an investigation of its own.

Where complaints relate to the Journal of Philosophy of Education, any complaint will first be dealt with under its procedure.

Please click here for details of the PESGB complaints procedure.