Talk/Oracy and P4C. Oracy Cambridge Associate. Former AHT & Y6 teacher. Supporting children to become confident, thinking communicators. @topsypage.bsky.social
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My book, Oracy: 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers, is now available. I’m delighted that the reviews recognise it's practical, rigorous and rooted in research. If you’ve been looking for a concise guide to implementing oracy in the classroom, here it is! bit.ly/100IdeasOracyBuy
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We welcome the government’s plan to introduce a national oracy framework – a major step towards giving spoken language its rightful place in education.
We look forward to working with @educationgovuk to support its careful implementation and bring about lasting change.
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📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 📚
These books underpin the Implementing Oracy programme, running Jan-Jun 2026 at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.
Entry details below
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This 6-session professional learning programme, to run from Jan-Jun 2026, is designed for school leaders, oracy leads & teachers who want to implement #oracy with clarity and confidence.
To secure your place, click the link below, fill out your details and we’ll be in touch.
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Year 8 developing their oracy skills. Presentations examining the argument, “Does Mary deserve the nickname, Bloody Mary”? @qmgs1554 @QMGSEnglish
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The #oracy conversation continues …
Skills Minister @Jacqui_Smith1:
"We need to make sure that young people are able to express themselves and to engage in discussion & debate. That is why we welcome the work that the #Oracy Commission has carried out in this important area" (18/11/24): hansard.parliament.uk/lords/…
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Good to see the @oracycommission get a mention in the House of Lords this week!
theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id…
These children's speeches are so powerful! I'm getting quite emotional listening to them again. youtube.com/watch?v=gQi8gPet…
10 year-olds discussing pair talk: "Talking to a partner helps me, because sometimes I would like to explain what I'm thinking." "There's always someone we can ask for help." "Sometimes he adds to my idea and it makes it even better than it was before."
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In 4B today, the children worked in groups to read the story 'Pandora's Box,' from the book 'Greek Myths' by Marcia Williams in order to develop their oracy skills.
#Reading #Fluency #WPS #LeighTrust #4B
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This week in oracy assemblies we are talking all about rights, as we continue our journey to become a @UN Rights Respecting School.
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We welcome @OracyCambridge's response to the
@oracycommission report. They say: "We hope that the CAR will also recognise the value of philosophical [e]nquiry as a further essential pathway for fostering dialogic teaching and learning."
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Some excellent reflections from @OracyCambridge on @oracycommission's game-changing report.
The Oracy Cambridge response to the Oracy Education Commission report oracycambridge.org/we-need-t…
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Good to be able to join the conversation about the future of oracy education with colleagues @OracyCambridge . I'd like to hear more about the value of dialogue, which offers a better way of being as well as a better way of teaching and learning.
📢 NEW POST 📢
The Oracy Cambridge response to the @oracycommission report
oracycambridge.org/we-need-t…
cc @voice21oracy @RealGeoffBarton @BeckyFrancis7 @bphillipsonMP @campbellclaret @rorystewartuk @restispolitics @michaelrosenYES #currculumandassessmentreview #oracy #weneedtotalk
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“Rory, just listen to this, you'll love this: ‘Now more than ever we need our young people to be equipped to ask questions, articulate ideas, formulate powerful arguments … and to disagree agreeably’”: delighted the #Oracy report is on @RestIsPolitics: buff.ly/4eVzFwN
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What a brilliant report! Huge congratulations to the Oracy Commissioners for doing such a sterling job. It's great to see oracy finally getting the recognition it deserves. We look forward to working with the Curriculum & Assessment Review to develop these ideas further
We need to talk about oracy—what it is, why it matters, and why it matters now, in particular.
We are proud to share the final report from The Oracy Education Commission, including our findings and recommendations.
We need to talk👇
bit.ly/OEC-report
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Tune in to @BBCBreakfast at 7.50 am to see a teacher and student from @voice21oracy Oracy Centre of Excellence @CrabLanePrimary talking about the power of oracy education👇
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcon…
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Well done to you! Do you have an audio clip?
Oracy has lots to offer students with #SLCN if done right, but we need to make sure their voices continue to be heard. We need to continue @RealGeoffBarton's work
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There is an extremely strong case for philosophy in schools. In the age of digital mis- and dis- information, the ability to reflect carefully and constructively on big, controversial issues is more important now than it ever has been. theguardian.com/politics/202…
