We can choose what we make of religion and how we might pursue spiritual matters – or not. There’s a tremendous freedom in that, but also a profound challenge.

Discover the tools to succeed on our own terms - which may be quite different from those of society.

To wonder too openly, or intensely, about the meaning of life can seem a peculiar, ill-fated and even a faintly ridiculous pastime. But, in truth, the subject is for everyone.

Humans are naturally meaning making creatures; we are constantly making meaning from our lived experience of a dynamic and diverse world.

Self-knowledge matters so much because it is only on the basis of an accurate sense of who one is, that one can make reliable decisions.

Discover what your next professional steps should be.

The single most important skill of modern leadership is empathy.

The difference between success and failure often hangs on a humiliatingly small and elusive trait that standard education never touches: confidence.

A four week course to help us navigate the complex business of deepening and revitalising love.

Start from your higher purpose.

Join The School of Life for a fun, social and meaningful night of better conversation about sex and eroticism.

One of our gravest errors we make around relationships is to imagine that they aren't things we can get wiser or better at.

Discover who you really are, and who you might become in the best of The School of Life condensed into a single, unforgettable week.

Philosopher Dr Tim Dean facilitates an intimate exploration of Plato’s key ideas and teachings

As 2019 draws to a close, we invite you to take the time to reflect, over wine and cheese of course, on the topsy turvy glorious year that was.

A four-week course to prepare us for the complex business of finding and maintaining love.

Learn to thrive in changing conditions instead of just coping with them.

Philosopher Dr Tim Dean facilitates an intimate exploration of Ancient Greeks interpretation of love – with wine and cheese, of course.

Join The School of Life for a fun, social and meaningful night of better conversation on the topic of relationships.

Develop an authentic leadership style that inspires commitment and gets results

Join us for a fun, social and meaningful night of better conversation on the topic of Death presented in partnership with Cake Wines.

Discover a crucial set of insights to help us make safer, more imaginative and more effective choices in love.

This special event will discuss how we respond to the urgency of the global climate crisis and deal with both the practical reality we are experiencing, and the psychological and spiritual journey we must go on to adapt in the face of a rapidly changing world.

In this class we think about the rather romantic but extremely important question: when is a relationship good enough?

It is not inevitable that love must fizzle out; this happens when it has not been wisely managed.

Go beyond conventional thinking and re-wire your brain’s approach to creative problem solving.

There is one thing that we can be absolutely certain of: we will die. What is far less certain is that death is something to be feared.

Learn to identify and process life experiences and turn them into well-crafted stories with Dumbo Feather.

Knowing how to be sociable and get the most out of people we meet, live with and work around is fundamental to our chances of a fulfilled life.

Learn how to find a career to fulfil both your material and physiological needs in this one-day workshop.

This class provides a toolkit to help us triumph over free-floating or intense anxiety.

Learn how to be more patient, unruffled and at ease with life's setback and irritants in this one day workshop.

Our societies frequently proclaim their enormous esteem for culture. But what is culture really for?

Explore of the importance of disagreement and well-reasoned points of departure in this unique one-day workshop on the art of arguing well.

Emotional intelligence is the quality that enables us to negotiate the central problems in our relationships.

This class alerts us to the beauty and value of things, people and ideas around us.

Changing the world is difficult but we can at least learn to make a meaningful difference.

Is it possible to be happy in partnerships with family, friends or work colleagues– if we can’t, first, also be happy in ourselves?

Dip your toes in the healing waters of therapeutic writing, using a variety of techniques and exploring the methods that might work best for you.