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❓🤔What is oracy? And what does 'good oracy' mean? With oracy in the news recently, we’ve been asked this question a lot...so we’ve created a little thread to distill the key ideas and get you up to scratch on all things oracy!🧵
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👇👀After 8 years of campaigning for oracy to be given the status it deserves in our education system, we are delighted that the Labour party has committed to prioritise oracy as part of its mission for education
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👂🦻Listening is a skill that actually involves a lot of factors that, even as adults, we might not be totally aware of. That's where the Listening Ladder comes in handy.
Today's
#OracyAdvent
, we've made teaching listening skills explicitly super easy for you and your students!
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🗣️✅Listening to
@theJeremyVine
discussing oracy in education, we'd like to clarify what oracy is and what oracy isn't..🧵
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Oracy. It's not just for English teachers.
'This link between oracy and maths is tied to ‘adaptive reasoning’, or developing our student capacity to think logically/reflect/explain/justify.'
Learn more about oracy in the maths classroom here ➡️
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Talk Tactics help students understand the variety of ways that they can contribute to group talk productively & go a long way toward structuring classroom discussion.
👀Top tip: Members of new Voice 21 Oracy Schools, you're going to want to familiarise yourselves with these 👇
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🤩We've come a long way to now have the importance of oracy in schools being discussed on
@GMB
!🤩
And that oracy conference
@campbellclaret
mentioned? You can learn more about it below...👇
'Three times more Prime Ministers came from Eton College as from the Labour Party in our history. Part of that is about confidence.'
@campbellclaret
says the UK needs to broaden its politicians by developing the confidence of young people.
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📢ORACY OCTOBER IS BACK 📢
Are you ready for a month-long extravaganza of FREE webinars & resources on oracy & subject specialisms, from science to the arts and beyond?
We are so, so excited to see you there. For more info and how to book your place 👇
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Many teachers use ‘cold calling’ as a way to hear from students who don’t speak up voluntarily in class. And as referenced by
@AceThatTest
, there is evidence that cold calling could increase girls’ participation in the classroom. Yet we know from our oracy surveys, completed by
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How can oracy benefit your pupil premium students?
On entry to school, children from low income families’ spoken language development is, on average,17 months behind children in the highest income group. Left unattended, this gap widens as they move through school.
But, it
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“We believe it is very important for everyone to be heard. What’s the point of having amazing ideas if you’re not going to be heard?” A Year 5
@school21_uk
student shares his views on why
#oracy
should be taught in every school.
#speakingup
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We're pleased to announce our incredible
#OracyOctober
lineup of FREE webinars that will take place across the month of October.
Whether you’re a new or experienced practitioner; teacher or governor, there’s something for everyone at
#OracyOctober
.
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We've launched our Oracy Benchmarks 🎉 developed by
@amy_gaunt
&
@stottcrates
and based on our work with thousands of teachers across the UK, the Benchmarks outline what constitutes a high quality oracy education.
Download the full report here:
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Looking to develop your school's oracy capacity in the next school year? Here are some action points to look into in September to hit the ground running
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Oracy. It's not just for English teachers.
But...tomorrow, we do have a free webinar dedicated to what specialist oracy can look like in the English classroom, as part of our
#OracyOctober
exploration of how to
#SpeaklikeaSpecialist
. Sign up below!👇
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Listen up! When we ask students to 'discuss' something, they don't necessarily know how. Try using our discussion roles to teach students the ingredients of a great discussion I
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New today in
@ted
; Focus on... Oracy | Tes. Must read article for everyone interested in Oracy featuring the research of
@profneilmercer
& highlighting the
@AppgOracy
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We are excited to release today our Voicing Vocabulary report, the result of a major two-year study, examining how purposeful classroom talk can be harnessed to support vocabulary learning.
Read the Voicing Vocabulary report here👇
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We have just heard from the man of the hour,
@RealGeoffBarton
, future head of newly-launched The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, outlining to a packed audience what The Oracy Education Commission will entail 🤩🧵
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📣Looking for opportunities to increase your oracy expertise? Planning how to embed oracy into your classroom, home-learning & across your school?
We're excited to announce 3 *new* events we're launching from next week, take a look and book below! 1/4
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Fantastic to have 420 oracy enthusiasts online for our Masterclass on Oracy & learning at home
#Gettalkingathome
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It's beginning to look a lot like...🎄🎅 December 1st! This means it's time for the first day of our
#OracyAdvent
!
Every day of term this month we will be posting some kind of Voice 21 resource as a festive thank you to our audience. So, let's start with the oracy basics👇
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🎄❄️ "It’s odd that high quality talk in classrooms is often regarded as an optional extra, something quite nice to do, rather than an entitlement for all pupils"
@MaryMyatt
reflects on her visit to
@school21_uk
#OracyAdvent
| Read it in full here: 🎄❄️
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The Oracy Benchmarks provide a framework to identify, guide and empower teachers who are developing and refining their oracy practice, whether within their own classroom or as part of a school-wide approach.
Check it out
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🎄
#OracyAdvent
day 3 faced a technical hiccup...so here's the 1st of 2 today!
👀 It's our Talk Tactics! Super simple - in group discussions, each student gets a role. These roles help students understand how discussions are shaped and ensure that talk time remains productive! 💪
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🎤When we talk, whether consciously or not, we tend to adhere to a sort-of set of 'rules' that helps discussion flow.
🧑🏫When you're teaching oracy explicitly, it helps students to have Discussion Guidelines laid out clearly.
❓Can you think of more productive guidelines?
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'Oracy will be front & centre to our approach to supporting pupils when they come back to school - some children have been starved of language & discussion and giving children opportunities to express their thoughts & feelings will be so important'
@nickypair
#teachingoracy
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Have you seen our listening ladder? A great tool to show students the steps towards developing great listening skills
#gettalkinginclass
#oracy
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Have a go at using the Four Strands of oracy this
#nationalstorytellingweek
to support students in developing and improving their storytelling skills
#gettalkinginclass
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Today we welcomed our new Oracy Consultants to the Voice 21 team and what a great day it was!
We asked them why they think it’s important schools should teach oracy and this is what they had to say…
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“Through storytelling, speaking & being heard, & wrapping things up as a collective - we acknowledge what has happened, good & bad, & can draw out the most positive aspect of it all: that it is good to be back together”
@MaryMyatt
article kicking off our oracy & wellbeing webinar
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🎄It's 1 December which means it's time to begin our annual
#OracyAdvent
!🎅
We'll be giving away resources about all things oracy every school day until the end of term!🎉
To kick it off, it's the oracy practitioner's bread and butter: The Oracy Framework (w/
@OracyCambridge
)
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Listening is such an important part of oracy. As a student from one of our schools said: "I like oracy because it's great when everyone listens. People don't laugh at you and they listen without interrupting."
What do you do to show you're actively listening?
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Rather than perpetuating unfounded notions that there is one right way to speak, it’s vital that schools celebrate their students’ linguistic diversity & teach them from an early age to be articulate & authentic communicators in a range of different settings, formal and informal.
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"We need to think about language in terms of resources and repertoires. It's important to create space for these to exist in the classroom and we shouldn't language shame students for ways of speaking they develop at home or in their communities". Dr Khawala Badwan, 'Shattering
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What does good oracy look like? Take a look at our Four Strands of Oracy created with
@oracycambridge
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“Speaking should be valued as much as reading & writing. Oracy can & should be taught in schools”
#gettalkinginclass
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Great to hear
@EmmaHardyMP
championing the importance of oracy as a crucial evidence-led teaching practice throughout early years as well as high school (With a shout out to the amazing
@CubittTownPri
) /1
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🖊️ Put your pens down and get talking - it's
#NoPensDay
!
No Pens Day Wednesday is an annual day of spoken language activities that takes place in schools, colleges and early years settings across the country.
🗣️Let us know how you'll be taking part!
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Head Teacher on
@BBCr4today
now discussing the impacts of lockdown - younger pupils arriving without the social skills to play together (‘playing alone in silence’) & how their ‘talk-based curriculum’ is helping them develop speech and language skills.
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'Talk doesn’t just mean getting students to talk more, or as a teacher talking less. It’s about creating a structure of high-quality talk in the classroom' - Robbie Coleman
@EducEndowFoundn
#OracyOctober
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Do you know what constitutes a high quality oracy education? Explore the five teacher & five schools benchmarks here:
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“To become confident, agile communicators, students must have opportunities to speak in different contexts, to different audiences & be explicitly taught the skills needed to do this successfully"
@amy_gaunt
on MP's recent support for oracy education
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Thinking about what oracy will look like in your classroom in 2021? 🤔
🗣️ You could introduce talk roles which set out specific ways that students can interact with each other’s ideas, exercising higher-order thinking skills and in turn raising the quality of talk.
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🎄
#OracyAdvent
: Listening, just like speaking, is a skill that needs to be taught; students will not become great listeners without explicit instruction in how to do so.
👂Take a look at our Listening Ladder which helps students think about the next steps to better listening.
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Discussion roles set out specific ways that students can interact with each other’s ideas, exercising higher-order thinking skills and in turn raising the quality of talk.
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Great to see support from
@EmmaHardyMP
to raise the status of oracy in latest
@SchoolsWeek
& case studies of our Leaders Programme from
@rebecca_want
&
@educatingreader
#gettalkinginclass
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Oracy fans might have already spotted a few of our home-learning resources we've been creating for our Voice 21 Oracy Schools this year - but if not, we thought we'd share a pre-half term taster:
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‘It’s no accident that the public school boys control Britain. What have they been taught at school? To speak! What about the rest of us?’
@profneilmercer
nails the oracy imperative
#oracy19
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Oracy is not just about being heard. Remember - listening is the just-as-important other half of the practice!
Be sure to check out this great breakdown of what it takes to be a great listener from
@HarvardBiz
👇
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Oracy is the ability to communicate effectively, this means valuing good listening as much as good talk - take a look at our ladder to help students think about the next steps to better listening.
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“In the new curriculum for wales oracy continues to be presented as a skill as important as reading and writing” Eleri Goldsmith
@WG_Education
@AppgOracy
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Oracy is the ability to articulate ideas, develop understanding and engage with others through spoken language. It is not elocution lessons, it is not teaching children to speak posh or 'fixing' their accents, it's not just debating or public speaking.
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Oracy supports students to build successful relationships, talk through issues, express feelings and resolve conflicts.
Find our more about how schools we’ve worked with have achieved this 👇
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🗓️The new term is just around the corner🙈
Whether you've worked with us before or you're from a new V21 Oracy School, you might need help finding your rhythm...
So, check out the cornerstone of classroom oracy: The Oracy Framework! Designed with our friends at
@OracyCambridge
!
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Today we’re delighted to join MPs , educationalists and children & young people in Parliament to make the case for oracy - it’s time to get talking in class!
#speakingup
@EmmaHardyMP
@nadhimzahawi
@RealGeoffBarton
@AlisonMPeacock
@theESU
@ESBUK
@LKMco
@RECLAIMproject
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We've just launched 'Discover oracy' - a free, three-part email series introducing the key resources, evidence and research around oracy.
Simply sign up now with your email address to get started!
👉
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And we're off! On our way to Cambridge to meet our third cohort of National Oracy Leaders! Very excited to meet you all at the Oracy Institute!
#oracyleaders
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Now more than ever, it's crucial to tackle the attainment gap. As students return to school, find out how oracy can support with the transition back to the classroom & transform your teaching & learning
👉
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Oracy is the ability to communicate effectively, this means valuing good listening as much as good talk - take a look at our listening ladder.
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Masks are an obvious barrier to classroom talk, however with clear expectations and explicit guidance, it is still possible to engage in purposeful oracy tasks. 🗣️
We've created a poster with some top tips for oracy whilst wearing a mask. 😷
👉
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Such a powerful inauguration poem & phenomenal oracy skills from
@TheAmandaGorman
today. Inspiring to so many young people, poets & speechmakers around the world 🌍👏
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How can a high-quality oracy education support students with their reading?
In celebration of this
#WorldBookDay
@amy_gaunt
explores how integral oracy is to enabling students to develop their reading skills & improve their metacognition. Read it here:
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"Reading floats on a sea of talk"
@MaryMyatt
dialogue is at the heart of good teaching & learning
#Flamingle18
#oracy
#gettalkinginclass
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Download your free Oracy October kit now!
Each resource has 5 great challenges for your students to do, either in or out of the classroom, to help them become great listeners. There are 4 packs available:
- Early years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Teacher
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❓Wondering what Oracy October is and how you can get involved?
Join us for a month of webinars and masterclasses delivered by our oracy experts. Immerse yourselves in the power of talk & learn more about creating connections in & beyond the classroom.
Registrations open soon...
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Join us at Oracy October, the first virtual festival of oracy, to transform your teaching and learning through talk.
A 2-week event, 8 days of live sessions, over 50 speakers and hundreds of contributions from teachers!
Get your tickets 👇
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Letter to The Guardian (unpublished) from Sarah Hanson, Headteacher St Barnabas CE Primary School, Worcester: "I wanted to write and inform others of the impact we have seen putting oracy at the centre of our curriculum.
I hear concerns that oracy is a ‘bolt on’; in reality it
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‘Twas the night before the Great Oracy Exhibition, when all through School 21, excitement was building for a day of learning & fun. Chairs laid out & banners put up with care, in readiness for the 500 participants who soon would be there...
#onemoresleep
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It must be remembered that reading, writing and speaking are interdependent - although overlooked, oracy is vital for humanity too & our ability to engage in society
@MaryMyatt
reflects
@AppgOracy
evidence session
#speakforchange
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Oracy assemblies have increased the quantity of purposeful talk, signalled how we value students’ voices & contributions & created opportunities for the modelling of oracy approaches for other teachers to try in their lessons - great ideas from
@nickypair
#Teachingoracy
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Research from the
@EducEndowFoundn
shows that oracy (oral language interventions) deliver very high impact for very low cost. On average, oral language approaches have a high impact on pupil outcomes of 6 months’ additional progress.
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The new independent Oracy Education Commission is launching today. They will gather evidence on the economic and societal impacts of oracy education and outline an evidence-based framework for oracy education to ensure children have the spoken language knowledge, skills and
Our new independent commission examining the vital skills of speaking & listening is launching today. Chaired by
@RealGeoffBarton
we will provide a blueprint for a national entitlement for oracy education at all stages of statutory education in England
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Oracy is a powerful tool for learning; by teaching students to become more effective speakers and listeners we empower them to better understand themselves, each other and the world around them.
Could oracy make a difference in your school?
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🧑🏫We're well into the new term, and for many schools, this means it's the start of their first term with Voice 21!
So, for new and existing Voice 21 Oracy Schools, we have put together a thread of the 5 best practice tips for hitting the ground running this January! 🧵
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Discussion roles set out specific ways that students can interact with each other’s ideas, exercising higher-order thinking skills and in turn raising the quality of talk.
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'Oracy doesn’t just mean teaching children to talk in class, we have to teach oracy to prepare them for life in school and beyond. We need to teach them about talk - how it works in different social contexts'
@profneilmercer
#OracyOctober
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Today we’re launching our Oracy Benchmarks, setting the standard for a high quality oracy education in schools
#oracy
#gettalkinginclass
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"Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking" - remembering Stephen Hawking this morning & his wise words on how communication enables us to reach our human potential
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Its not too late to make oracy a priority for your school in 2020! The Oracy Framework, created in collaboration with
@OracyCambridge
provides an excellent basis for developing a shared language for oracy in the classroom.
Free to download here:
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What does oracy look like in the virtual classroom? 🤔
Make sure you check out our 3 practical tips for developing an oracy-rich approach to teaching and learning online
#GetTalkingAtHome
👉
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Excited for our second
#Oracybookclub
on Friday 12 June with
@HuntingEnglish
talking about his book 'Closing the Reading Gap' 👇
Sign up today:
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“We want a noisy school. We want a noisy classroom. We want a school with energy & vitality”
@PeterHyman21
#educationfest
#oracy
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🧑🏫 We have been hard at work developing new ways to accurately and fairly assess oracy in a classroom setting, and it's looking like we've cracked it💪
Read more about this breakthrough in classroom oracy assessment 👇
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🎄
#OracyAdvent
Day 2!🎄Today, a two-parter behind your calendar door😁
It's our Voice 21 School Benchmarks and Teacher Benchmarks. These will help guide your school and your classroom in getting the most out of your blossoming high-quality oracy practice!
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🧵This week, Ofsted launched its English Curriculum Research Review - it states that a strong command of the spoken word is a crucial outcome of English education and devotes a section to Spoken Language.
➡️
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👂🦻Listening is not always seen as a skill to develop, but it's a little more complicated than just hearing somebody...
✅Check out this great explainer of what 'good listening' could be!
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What role do you take in a discussion? Share these with your students to help them challenge, probe and clarify and further develop their oracy skills
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Introduce discussion guidelines into your classroom this September! 🗣️
Developing your own guidelines for talk helps students and teachers to manage discussions and create a respectful culture of talk in the classroom
Download our poster 👉
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Looking to introduce oracy into your school next year?
The Oracy Framework, created in collaboration with
@OracyCambridge
provides an excellent basis for developing a shared language for oracy in the classroom.
Free to download here:
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"Oracy is vital. It takes practice, though. A report from an all-party parliamentary group is concerned that an obsession with other school targets is causing neglect of speaking ability."
@lib_thinks
writing in today's
@thetimes
@AppgOracy
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"Studies of oral language interventions consistently show positive benefits on learning...On average, pupils who participate in oral language interventions make approximately five months' additional progress over the course of a year."
#oracy
The EEF Toolkit is an accessible summary of educational research.
The Toolkit provides guidance for teachers and senior leaders on how to use their resources to improve learning outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged children.
Available here:
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“Oracy in education matters. We are not doing it well enough and we need to do better, now.”
@EmmaHardyMP
sharing findings from our
#speakforchange
Inquiry at this morning’s report launch
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There’s talk in every classroom, but is it deliberate, structured and planned for?
@edutopia
#gettalkinginclass
#oracy
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"For me, oracy is at the heart of my classroom. It is the buzz of learning & I wouldn't have it any other way." Julie Gibson, Whole School Oracy & Literacy Lead
@ParkViewCLS
reflects on the benefits & joy of a talk rich school
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In light of renewed health protections in secondary schools, we understand that mask-wearing can seem to be an obstacle for oracy. Here are some useful tips for continuing your oracy practice with masks!
Follow the link for tips on oracy and masks ➡️
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The EEF have updated their Teaching and Learning Toolkit! Now's a great opportunity to remind you it deems oral language intervention as very high-impact for very low cost based on extensive evidence.
More info:
Browse now:
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Want to introduce oracy into your classroom this year? Not sure where to start? Take a look at the Oracy Framework developed with
@OracyCambridge
and discover the skills behind good speaking and listening
#oracy
#backtoschool
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