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 29 August 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Listening culture Topsy Page 29 August 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Emphasising listening to each other rather than talking to each other
Topsy Page 22 August 2025 Tips and techniques, Research The importance of ground rules Topsy Page 22 August 2025 Tips and techniques, Research One of the essential foundations for effective learning talk
Topsy Page 15 August 2025 Recommended reading, Practical examples Children's speeches to inspire you Topsy Page 15 August 2025 Recommended reading, Practical examples International TED talks and a UK speech competition
Topsy Page 1 August 2025 Recommended reading Sharing a story is an act of love Topsy Page 1 August 2025 Recommended reading A powerful message about young children’s learning
Topsy Page 25 July 2025 Recommended reading The Transformative Power of Finding Your Voice – Neil Mercer's new book on Oracy Topsy Page 25 July 2025 Recommended reading Recommended reading for teachers and everyone else too!
Topsy Page 18 July 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Oracy activity for the summer holidays Topsy Page 18 July 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Would you rather spend most of your time indoors or outdoors? And more
Topsy Page 4 July 2025 Tips and techniques Story chain – listening activity Topsy Page 4 July 2025 Tips and techniques Learners recall fiction, processes, explanations and more by listening and building on what others have said
Topsy Page 20 June 2025 Tips and techniques Listening pitfalls Topsy Page 20 June 2025 Tips and techniques Do you ever do any of these things, instead of fully listening to someone?
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 30 May 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus What should Rosa say? Topsy Page 30 May 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Should you protect someone’s feelings, or tell them what you really think?
Topsy Page 23 May 2025 Resources From Thought to Talk – metacognition resource Topsy Page 23 May 2025 Resources Talk prompts and sentence stems to help learners express different types of thinking
Topsy Page 16 May 2025 Tips and techniques Talk prompts to help students explain and reason in maths Topsy Page 16 May 2025 Tips and techniques Help students to use the language of Maths
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 25 April 2025 Thoughts Do you phub people? Topsy Page 25 April 2025 Thoughts The effect of excessive smartphone use on oracy
Topsy Page 11 April 2025 Thoughts, Practical examples Does talking help with learning? Topsy Page 11 April 2025 Thoughts, Practical examples Perspectives from some 11-year-olds
Topsy Page 4 April 2025 Tips and techniques No repeating! Listening game Topsy Page 4 April 2025 Tips and techniques Can they remember what everyone else said?
Topsy Page 28 March 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Say it again... Topsy Page 28 March 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Is it a good idea to say this to your pupils?
Topsy Page 14 March 2025 Tips and techniques “You said, I think...” Topsy Page 14 March 2025 Tips and techniques Get them really listening to, and thinking about, each other’s contributions
