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18 November 2022
Tips and techniques

Is your classroom talk Ping-Pong or Basketball?

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18 November 2022
Tips and techniques

The advantages of getting students to pass the talk to each other

Tagged: dialogic teaching, talk/oracy, whole-class talk, listening, respectful challenge, dialogue

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11 November 2022
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Philosophy with six-year-olds – but there's a bug on the carpet!

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11 November 2022
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Using an unexpected event as a P4C stimulus

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C stimuli, talk/oracy, pupil talk, pupil engagement, whole-class talk

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4 November 2022
Tips and techniques

Public speaking

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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

Tagged: talk/oracy, listening, audibility, public speaking, whole-class talk, oracy activities, presentational talk

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28 October 2022
Tips and techniques

Postcard collection

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28 October 2022
Tips and techniques

Four great ways to use postcards as a resource for Talk

Tagged: talk/oracy, group talk, reasoning, less confident talkers / 'quiet children', pair talk / talk partners, talk/oracy games

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21 October 2022
Tips and techniques

The Beanbag Game

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21 October 2022
Tips and techniques

Oracy skills, fun, and a little bit of chaos!

Tagged: talk/oracy, turn-taking, co-operation, listening, community-building, talking objects, review and reflection

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14 October 2022
Tips and techniques

Good Idea / Bad Idea

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14 October 2022
Tips and techniques

A go-to structure that helps every child to speak and give reasons

Tagged: talk/oracy, reasoning, games, open questions, critical thinking, creative thinking, P4C starters / games, talk/oracy games

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7 October 2022
Recommended reading

Effective talk in maths

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7 October 2022
Recommended reading

An inspiring and practical article that will help you improve talk for learning

Tagged: talk/oracy, pupil talk, oracy in maths

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30 September 2022
P4C/Talk stimulus

Unexpected – a P4C stimulus

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30 September 2022
P4C/Talk stimulus

What would you do if you found a lot of money?

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), critical thinking, talk/oracy, P4C questions

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28 September 2022
Professional development

Last chance to book for P4C training

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28 September 2022
Professional development

Two-day interactive face-to-face training in Manchester for teachers, school leaders, teaching assistants, governors and parents.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children)

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23 September 2022
Tips and techniques

Mark's talk frames

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23 September 2022
Tips and techniques

Combine talk prompts into a flowchart for specific lessons

Tagged: talk/oracy, whole-class talk, pupil talk, oracy in maths

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16 September 2022
Research, Tips and techniques

Learning to have a good discussion

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16 September 2022
Research, Tips and techniques

Enable your pupils to recognise effective dialogue

Tagged: talk/oracy, dialogue, group talk, review and reflection, oracy activities

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9 September 2022
Tips and techniques

Talking objects – tips for Talk Partners

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9 September 2022
Tips and techniques

Maximise the quality and impact of pair talk

Tagged: talking objects, talk/oracy, pupil talk, less confident talkers / 'quiet children', modelling, turn-taking, pair talk / talk partners

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2 September 2022
Tips and techniques

Talk Prompts

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2 September 2022
Tips and techniques

An easy way to empower pupils to talk confidently

Tagged: talk/oracy, talk prompts, pupil talk

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26 August 2022
Thoughts

Imagine a classroom where...

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26 August 2022
Thoughts

Let’s think big about what type of learners we want

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, creative thinking, critical thinking, collaborative thinking, caring thinking

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19 August 2022
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Using pictures as your P4C stimulus

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19 August 2022
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Remember that stimuli don’t always have to be stories

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C stimuli, games, creative thinking

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12 August 2022
Recommended reading, Research

A Dialogic Teaching Companion by Robin Alexander

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12 August 2022
Recommended reading, Research

An inspiring and useful book for oracy leads

Tagged: talk/oracy

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5 August 2022
Tips and techniques, Recommended reading

Repeated oral reading

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5 August 2022
Tips and techniques, Recommended reading

Reading aloud the same content several times can be very useful

Tagged: reading, talk/oracy, pair talk / talk partners, oracy activities, praise

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29 July 2022
Recommended reading

Oracy Cambridge blog

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29 July 2022
Recommended reading

Summer reading for oracy fans!

Tagged: talk/oracy

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22 July 2022
Practical examples

What do six-year-olds think about doing philosophy?

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22 July 2022
Practical examples

Pupil voice from younger children shows how they enjoy thinking and talking together

Tagged: pupil voice, P4C (Philosophy for Children)

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15 July 2022
P4C/Talk stimulus

P4C Stimulus – Bravery or Stupidity?

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15 July 2022
P4C/Talk stimulus

Was filming this a good idea?

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, critical thinking

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