Topsy Page 5 December 2025 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Coming soon! My oracy book for secondary teachers Topsy Page 5 December 2025 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Published 15 Jan 2026, with Alan Howe
Topsy Page 21 November 2025 Tips and techniques Concentric circles – oracy structure Topsy Page 21 November 2025 Tips and techniques A great way to get students used to talking to different people
Topsy Page 7 November 2025 Tips and techniques 'You said, I think' – oracy structure Topsy Page 7 November 2025 Tips and techniques A surprisingly simple way to improve listening and dialogue
Topsy Page 31 October 2025 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Have you tried describe and draw? Oracy activity Topsy Page 31 October 2025 Tips and techniques, Practical examples A structure which develops speaking and listening, and can be used across the curriculum
Topsy Page 17 October 2025 Tips and techniques If you want them to collaborate, stop giving out individual resources! Topsy Page 17 October 2025 Tips and techniques Collaboration is much more likely when pupils have to do a shared piece of work
Topsy Page 12 September 2025 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Saying it out loud really helps you remember Topsy Page 12 September 2025 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Give students opportunities to say and apply new vocabulary
Topsy Page 13 June 2025 Practical examples Learning through talk in Science Topsy Page 13 June 2025 Practical examples How one teacher got everyone thinking, talking, listening and learning
Topsy Page 6 June 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques ‘Everyone works with everyone’ Topsy Page 6 June 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Give pupils the skills and resilience to work with a diverse range of people
Topsy Page 2 May 2025 Tips and techniques Oracy for revision Topsy Page 2 May 2025 Tips and techniques Harness the benefits of collaborative talk
Topsy Page 27 September 2024 Tips and techniques Positive behaviour and focus in P4C Topsy Page 27 September 2024 Tips and techniques Ways to keep everyone engaged and develop the community of enquiry
Topsy Page 13 September 2024 Tips and techniques Partner 1 and Partner 2 Topsy Page 13 September 2024 Tips and techniques Increase the effectiveness of talk partners
Topsy Page 19 July 2024 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques My oracy book just published! Topsy Page 19 July 2024 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Including free preview and where to buy
Topsy Page 12 July 2024 Tips and techniques Five games to develop listening skills Topsy Page 12 July 2024 Tips and techniques Focus in on this critical aspect of oracy
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 15 March 2024 Tips and techniques, Practical examples 'Ping-pong' – a simple talk partner structure Topsy Page 15 March 2024 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Examples of purposeful talk for learning
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 24 March 2023 Tips and techniques A few seconds well spent Topsy Page 24 March 2023 Tips and techniques Take a moment to check talk partner pairings to make sure no-one misses out on learning
Topsy Page 24 February 2023 Tips and techniques Talk Prompts for talk partners Topsy Page 24 February 2023 Tips and techniques Providing talk prompts to students can increase the quality of partner talk
Topsy Page 25 November 2022 Tips and techniques Talk in Assembly Topsy Page 25 November 2022 Tips and techniques A simple way to make assemblies more interactive
Topsy Page 28 October 2022 Tips and techniques Postcard collection Topsy Page 28 October 2022 Tips and techniques Four great ways to use postcards as a resource for Talk
