Oracy Voice 21

Oracy at South Grove

At South Grove, oracy is a powerful tool for learning; by teaching students to become more effective speakers and listeners we empower them to better understand themselves, each other and the world around them. It is also a route to social mobility, empowering all students, not just some, to find their voice to succeed in school and life. Over the next two years we will be further developing our Oracy Skills in collaboration with Voice 21 and Talk Boost. We understand the relationship between Oracy, Reading and Writing and want to promote active, confident speakers who feel empowered to speak and be heard.

We believe that

EVERY VOICE MUST BE HEARD

How can you teach oracy and achieve a high-quality oracy education for your students?

Through a high quality oracy education students learn through talk and to talk. This is when they develop and deepen their subject knowledge and understanding through talk in the classroom, which has been planned, designed, modelled, scaffolded and structured to enable them to learn the skills needed to talk effectively.

How can you measure progress?

The deliberate, explicit and systematic teaching of oracy across phases and throughout the curriculum will support children and young people to make progress in the four strands of oracy outlined in the Oracy Framework. 

The Oracy Framework can be used as a basis of formative assessment, enabling you to gauge what your students have or have not yet grasped and informing you what to teach next.