Last week, Tom ran a story-writing workshop for Year 3 as part of a wider day organised by the excellent Access Team at Trinity College, Oxford. And this has inspired this week’s bulletin: an oracy and philosophy session asking… It feels like one of those questions that’ll work equally well with younger and older students. […]
Oracy activity: Do too many children’s stories have happy endings? Read More »
This week, an oracy activity exploring the concept of “dibs” – the peculiar term often shouted if someone wants to lay claim to something without evidence of official ownership. It feels interchangable with the phrases “shotgun” or “bagsy” too – maybe you have a local variation? It tends to get used when there’s ambiguity over
Who Deserves The Dibs? Read More »
When delivering oracy INSET in schools, teachers frequently ask us how our strategies and ideas can be communicated with parents. So for this week’s bulletin, we’ve put together Talk at Home – a set of 5 ways to get children talking more at the kitchen table. We’ve kept them short, sharp and easy to try.
Talk at Home: How to Boost Oracy Beyond the School Gates Read More »
