Oracy

Our Vision For Oracy

Our vision is to have oracy at the heart of learning in order to facilitate language-rich classrooms and talk-rich children. Through the explicit teaching of oracy we aim to develop the pupils’ language skills to help them find their voice whilst empowering them to speak effectively, express themselves confidently whilst listening and responding attentively.

We believe that the art of speaking well and listening well should be woven together throughout our lessons as we harness and guide the children to be eloquent and concise communicators. We value all contributions and believe that it is important that each voice is heard.

Within our school, we have a culture of trust and respect where children feel confident that their views will be valued and listened to and as a result find their voice. Speaking and listening is embedded in our broad and balanced curriculum to deepen subject knowledge through dialogue and exploration, each year building on previous learning. We highlight the importance of oracy in life-education, class worship and whole-school assemblies with an emphasis on children taking ownership and leading them. As well as being encouraged in daily Guided Talk sessions, children also enjoy public speaking in performances, poetry recitals and debating events.

We understand the importance of talking and listening not only in the classroom but beyond the school gates and in the community. We strive to involve and educate parents in our goal to stretch and expand their vocabulary and narrow the word gap amongst our children.

As children move through the school our vision is that children flourish academically and socially using oracy skills. With a clear progression of skills mapped out, children will learn to convey knowledge cohesively, comment on matters, solve problems, voice their views and have the ability to explain their thinking.