Why?

• Being an effective communicator is a critical skill for life.
• To give children confidence to speak articulately in front of a range of audiences across all subjects
• To develop an extensive vocabulary which allows our children to thrive in school and beyond.
• To empower children to use their voice which has a wider impact on their school and beyond advocating change.
• We believe that active listening skills lay the foundations for excellent and eloquent speakers.

Our teaching approach

• Talk Tasks and Talking Points built into all lessons.
• Core curriculum approaches to embed oracy including Talk4Writing and Maths Mastery.
• Regular performance opportunities including P Factor.
• Spark speech project in Year 6.

Why?

• Regular and frequent practice so that children learn THROUGH talk – so that they process what they learn through class discussions e.g. Math Mastery talk tasks.
• Regular and frequent practice so that children learn TO talk  – so that they are able to speak and perform in front of a range of audiences – speeches, poetry performances and plays.
• To enable children to learn a structured method for discussion (they are given a Talking Point to have a discussion with relevant vocabulary, sentence stems, thinking time, partner talk, feedback time).
• To ensure children internalise story structures and ambitious vocabulary to enhance their written skills. This is done through Talk 4 Writing which gives children the opportunities to develop talk through performing stories together aloud.