Develop Brilliant Speaking

Help every child develop their oracy skills in Year 7 in English or drama lessons to build confidence and thrive in their learning and life beyond school.


Crafted and refined in the classroom by brilliant teacher Djamila Boothman, see every child blossom as they find their voice and build and practise their speaking and listening skills.




Easy to slot into KS3 schemes of work with 10 fully-resourced lessons with lesson notes, PowerPoints, videos and worksheets in one customisable teacher pack for the whole English department
Aid transition from primary to secondary school, building social skills and interactions over the course of a term
Empower students to voice their opinions, thoughts and feelings through debating, speech making, listening, responding and working collaboratively
Set high expectations and high challenge with inspiring activities on relatable topics
Foster a whole school approach with subject-specific suggestions for oracy practice ​


Contents




Lesson 1: Introducing oracy
Lesson 2: Physical aspects of oracy: gestures and body language
Lesson 3: The importance of the voice
Lesson 4: Introducing rhetoric
Lesson 5: Oracy as a social tool: working with others
Lesson 6: Active listening
Lesson 7: Content and structure: exploring key ingredients for speech writing
Lesson 8: Creating confidence
Lesson 9: Bringing it all together
Lesson 10: Oracy: the bigger picture
Additional notes to support oracy across the curriculum