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27 September 2024
Tips and techniques

Positive behaviour and focus in P4C

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27 September 2024
Tips and techniques

Ways to keep everyone engaged and develop the community of enquiry

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), circle time, P4C facilitation, ground rules / talk agreement, pair talk / talk partners, jotting, pupil voice, pupil engagement

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20 September 2024
Tips and techniques

How can I get everyone to join in?

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20 September 2024
Tips and techniques

The importance of building the right foundations

Tagged: talk/oracy, whole-class talk, pupil engagement, less confident talkers / 'quiet children', classroom culture

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13 September 2024
Tips and techniques

Partner 1 and Partner 2

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13 September 2024
Tips and techniques

Increase the effectiveness of talk partners

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

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6 September 2024
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Oracy in Reception

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6 September 2024
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

The impact of establishing habits and planning for talk

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, early years / EYFS, young children, talk prompts, talk/oracy games, planning, impact

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30 August 2024
Tips and techniques

Many possible answers – getting everyone talking

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30 August 2024
Tips and techniques

What will happen when you remove the fear of being wrong?

Tagged: talk/oracy, pupil engagement, less confident talkers / 'quiet children', open questions, creative thinking, critical thinking, questions, teacher questioning, participation, oracy structures

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23 August 2024
Thoughts

Robots could do this!

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23 August 2024
Thoughts

Reasons to work on talk skills for humans

Tagged: talk/oracy, presentational talk, public speaking, AI, technology, assembly

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16 August 2024
Recommended reading, Thoughts

The Oracy Education Commission Conversations

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16 August 2024
Recommended reading, Thoughts

I highly recommend this podcast to anyone with an interest in oracy education

Tagged: talk/oracy, podcast, leading oracy

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9 August 2024
Recommended reading

Philosophy in Nursery

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9 August 2024
Recommended reading

A lovely article about P4C in Early Years

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), young children, listening, teacher voice, reasoning, Ofsted, early years / EYFS

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2 August 2024
Recommended reading

Communication podcast

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2 August 2024
Recommended reading

Interviews with experienced communicators, from comedians to speech writers

Tagged: talk/oracy, podcast

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26 July 2024
P4C/Talk stimulus

Should we stop cleaning? P4C stimulus

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26 July 2024
P4C/Talk stimulus

My first encounter with a robot cleaner

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C questions, P4C / philosophical concepts, P4C stimuli, technology

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19 July 2024
Recommended reading, Tips and techniques

My oracy book just published!

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19 July 2024
Recommended reading, Tips and techniques

Including free preview and where to buy

Tagged: talk/oracy, whole-class talk, group talk, pair talk / talk partners, listening, talk/oracy games, oracy structures, oracy activities, oracy across the curriculum, oracy KS1, oracy KS2, leading oracy

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12 July 2024
Tips and techniques

Five games to develop listening skills

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12 July 2024
Tips and techniques

Focus in on this critical aspect of oracy

Tagged: talk/oracy, listening, games, pair talk / talk partners, creative thinking, group talk, whole-class talk, talk/oracy games

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5 July 2024
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Oracy Ambassadors

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5 July 2024
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

A great way for pupils to develop and practise their oracy skills

Tagged: talk/oracy, oracy ambassadors, pupil voice, teacher voice, presentational talk

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28 June 2024
Practical examples

What teachers say about P4C (part 2)

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28 June 2024
Practical examples

Impact of Philosophy for Children

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), teacher voice, less confident talkers / 'quiet children', reasoning, impact

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21 June 2024
Research, Tips and techniques

Participation, elaboration and challenge

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21 June 2024
Research, Tips and techniques

Three vital ingredients

Tagged: talk/oracy, participation, elaboration, respectful challenge, whole-class talk, talk moves, oracy structures

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14 June 2024
Tips and techniques

How long should thinking time be?

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14 June 2024
Tips and techniques

Improve the quality of spoken responses

Tagged: talk/oracy, thinking time

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7 June 2024
Practical examples

What teachers say about P4C

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7 June 2024
Practical examples

Impact of Philosophy for Children

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), teacher voice, turn-taking, listening, community-building, talk/oracy, participation, SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities), impact

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31 May 2024
Tips and techniques

Three is the magic number

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31 May 2024
Tips and techniques

A step towards effective group talk

Tagged: talk/oracy, group talk, group size

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24 May 2024
Tips and techniques

Five steps to start building pupil dialogue

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24 May 2024
Tips and techniques

Foundations for dialogue and P4C in your classroom

Tagged: talk/oracy, dialogue, P4C facilitation, P4C (Philosophy for Children), circle time, ground rules / talk agreement, pupil talk, talk prompts

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17 May 2024
Tips and techniques

Invite them to speak

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17 May 2024
Tips and techniques

Provide opportunities to develop confidence

Tagged: talk/oracy, less confident talkers / 'quiet children', whole-class talk, participation

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