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10 April 2020
Practical examples

Three uplifting tales of Talk

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10 April 2020
Practical examples

Children seen in a new light following meaningful talk activities.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher voice, active learning, outdoor learning, Forest School, talk prompts, writing, impact, respectful challenge, pupil engagement

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3 April 2020
Resources

Parent Talk Moves

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3 April 2020
Resources

This resource brings together phrases and tips to help parents and carers develop dialogue with their children at home.

Tagged: talk/oracy, talk moves, listening, reasoning, parental engagement, early years / EYFS

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27 March 2020
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Once Upon a Picture resource

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27 March 2020
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

A super online collection of images to get children thinking and talking.

Tagged: talk/oracy, active learning, home learning

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20 March 2020
Tips and techniques, Recommended reading

HomeTalk

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20 March 2020
Tips and techniques, Recommended reading

A resource which may be helpful for children who are not at school

Tagged: wellbeing, home learning, P4C starters / games, talk/oracy games

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13 March 2020
Tips and techniques

Always/Never - a quick critical thinking activity for any subject

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13 March 2020
Tips and techniques

Generating dialogue, comparing concepts, deepening understanding.

Tagged: talk/oracy, P4C (Philosophy for Children), games, respectful challenge, P4C starters / games, critical thinking, pair talk / talk partners, talk/oracy games

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10 March 2020
Practical examples, Tips and techniques

Video: High Quality Talk in Nursery

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10 March 2020
Practical examples, Tips and techniques

Simple-yet-effective techniques to get three year olds talking and keep them focused.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher talk, random selection, games, video, circle time, talking objects, pair talk / talk partners, thinking time, early years / EYFS, talk/oracy games

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10 March 2020
Practical examples

Video: P4C Enquiry in Early Years

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10 March 2020
Practical examples

Four-year-olds participating in Philosophy for Children.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, active learning, being physically active, video, pair talk / talk partners, early years / EYFS

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6 March 2020
Tips and techniques

Yes, we drew flowers

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6 March 2020
Tips and techniques

What is ‘recasting’, and when is it appropriate?

Tagged: teacher talk, teaching assistants, pupil talk, talk/oracy

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28 February 2020
Tips and techniques

A double bubble for every subject

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28 February 2020
Tips and techniques

A simple way to help learners structure their talk, thinking and note-taking.

Tagged: creative thinking, active learning, reasoning, writing, P4C / philosophical concepts, pair talk / talk partners, concept stretcher

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28 February 2020
Professional development

Greater Manchester Philosophy for Children Network event 18th March 2020

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28 February 2020
Professional development

An opportunity to talk with other teachers about P4C.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), early years / EYFS

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21 February 2020
Practical examples, Thoughts

P4C engages 'reluctant talkers'

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21 February 2020
Practical examples, Thoughts

Secondary teacher watching P4C saw his class change.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), active learning, talk/oracy, pupil engagement, less confident talkers / 'quiet children', inclusion

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21 February 2020
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

A new thinking question for children published every weekday

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21 February 2020
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Questions that get children thinking and talking.

Tagged: P4C Daily Question, creative thinking, home learning, P4C questions, thinking questions

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14 February 2020
Tips and techniques

The power of 'Tell Us'

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14 February 2020
Tips and techniques

One tiny tweak which can transform learning.

Tagged: teacher talk, teacher questioning, listening, talk/oracy, active learning, pupil engagement, whole-class talk, community-building

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14 February 2020
Professional development

Forthcoming CPD for teachers and Teaching Assistants

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14 February 2020
Professional development

Four development opportunities including P4C Level 1, Pedagogy, Talk for TAs.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, review and reflection, teaching assistants

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7 February 2020
Tips and techniques

Three ways to embed Pupil Talk Prompts

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7 February 2020
Tips and techniques

Ensure consistency and impact for high-quality pupil dialogue.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher talk, pupil talk, talk prompts, P4C Daily Question, respectful challenge, whole-class talk, oracy in maths

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31 January 2020
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Picture books for P4C

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31 January 2020
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Some of my favourite books for P4C.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), home learning

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24 January 2020
Tips and techniques, Recommended reading

Do you plan your Teacher Talk?

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24 January 2020
Tips and techniques, Recommended reading

Six questions to ask yourself when planning.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher talk, teacher questioning, vocabulary

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17 January 2020
Tips and techniques

Talk Observers

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17 January 2020
Tips and techniques

Give children responsibility to capture other children’s talk.

Tagged: talk/oracy

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10 January 2020
Thoughts

Pupil-to-pupil dialogue

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10 January 2020
Thoughts

Why it is worth investing time to develop high-quality dialogue.

Tagged: pupil talk, talk/oracy, active learning, respectful challenge, dialogue, whole-class talk

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3 January 2020
Practical examples

Effect of prioritising oracy in a primary school

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3 January 2020
Practical examples

Significant improvements in teacher talk and pupil reasoning, before and after a school’s “Talk Project”.

Tagged: talk audit, pupil talk, teacher talk, teacher questioning, talk/oracy, impact, whole-class talk

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