Topsy Page 12 April 2024 Recommended reading My forthcoming Oracy book Topsy Page 12 April 2024 Recommended reading Now available to pre-order from Bloomsbury
Topsy Page 22 March 2024 Tips and techniques What does collaborative thinking look like in P4C? Topsy Page 22 March 2024 Tips and techniques A detailed description including building, helping, sharing and working together
Topsy Page 26 January 2024 Thoughts Can you listen with your hand up? Topsy Page 26 January 2024 Thoughts It’s great that they are motivated to speak next, but are they really listening?
Topsy Page 19 January 2024 Tips and techniques Have your class agreed ground rules for P4C? Topsy Page 19 January 2024 Tips and techniques How do they want to behave to become great 4C thinkers?
Topsy Page 3 November 2023 Tips and techniques Six ways to improve listening Topsy Page 3 November 2023 Tips and techniques …especially pupil-to-pupil listening
Topsy Page 27 October 2023 Tips and techniques Choral speaking in P4C? Topsy Page 27 October 2023 Tips and techniques Get everyone listening and engaged with the big ideas and questions
Topsy Page 6 October 2023 Tips and techniques Shut the door! Topsy Page 6 October 2023 Tips and techniques Create the conditions for effective whole-class dialogue
Topsy Page 15 September 2023 Thoughts, Practical examples How good is your teacher listening? Topsy Page 15 September 2023 Thoughts, Practical examples Show your pupils that you are trying to understand their thinking
Topsy Page 21 July 2023 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Minute of Listening – an amazing free resource Topsy Page 21 July 2023 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques A fantastic, free resource to help your pupils develop their creative listening skills
Topsy Page 7 July 2023 Practical examples, Thoughts "Oracy has made me confident" Topsy Page 7 July 2023 Practical examples, Thoughts Four pupil quotes show the impact of prioritising oracy
Topsy Page 23 June 2023 Tips and techniques “They always listen to my ideas” Topsy Page 23 June 2023 Tips and techniques Ask your class about how to communicate well with a partner
Topsy Page 5 May 2023 Tips and techniques Oracy game – speaker and maker Topsy Page 5 May 2023 Tips and techniques Pupils instruct each other to make a hidden model
Topsy Page 10 February 2023 Tips and techniques What do you think about what Janie said? Topsy Page 10 February 2023 Tips and techniques Help your pupils actively listen to each other
Topsy Page 20 January 2023 Thoughts, Practical examples Assume nothing! Topsy Page 20 January 2023 Thoughts, Practical examples Assumptions are the enemy of high expectations
Topsy Page 6 January 2023 Tips and techniques Active listening Topsy Page 6 January 2023 Tips and techniques Ways to make sure your pupils are engaged with what is being said
Topsy Page 18 November 2022 Tips and techniques Is your classroom talk Ping-Pong or Basketball? Topsy Page 18 November 2022 Tips and techniques The advantages of getting students to pass the talk to each other
Topsy Page 4 November 2022 Tips and techniques Public speaking Topsy Page 4 November 2022 Tips and techniques Six things you can do to help pupils gain the skills and confidence to speak to a room full of people
Topsy Page 21 October 2022 Tips and techniques The Beanbag Game Topsy Page 21 October 2022 Tips and techniques Oracy skills, fun, and a little bit of chaos!
Topsy Page 8 July 2022 Thoughts “I disagree with myself” Topsy Page 8 July 2022 Thoughts When pupils reconsider their thinking as a result of listening to others
Topsy Page 1 July 2022 Tips and techniques, Practical examples It helps me to be louder Topsy Page 1 July 2022 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Pupil voice about ‘The Volumiser'