Oracy – An Essential in the Teacher’s Toolkit

Read this blog by Michael Gardner to understand why oracy is a vital part of a teacher’s toolkit and how it already exists in your classrooms.. What is Oracy? In recent months, the concept of oracy has jumped into the education spotlight. Oracy, first coined by Andrew Wilkinson in his 1965 paper, The Concept…

BySimone Francis19 May 20250Comments

21st Century Learning STEAM

TTS Exclusive Webinar: Communication and Language

With challenges faced by increasing screen time, the pandemic and other socio-economic factors, helping children thrive in their learning environments through Communication and Language has never been more important. As a valued partner, we invite you to join our exclusive webinar to discuss supporting students' Communication and Language from Early Childhood to age 12, and…

BySimone Francis14 May 20250Comments

Babies and Toddlers Communication and Language Early Years

5 strategies to develop and support early communication

In this blog Sal McKeown, shares five strategies used by nurseries and settings to develop and support early communication.. At the moment, our public services (e.g. speech and language therapists, educational psychologists and health visitors) are restricted in what they can offer or have prolonged waiting times due to demand. This is hard for nurseries…

BySimone Francis12 May 20250Comments

Communication and Language

Building Oracy into your Curriculum

When the children at The Valley Community School were asked what they would like to be when they grow older, they all had different answers – a hairdresser, a doctor, a builder and so forth. How can we support them with their future hopes and dreams? One of the ways is by building oracy into…

BySimone Francis5 May 20250Comments

Communication and Language

Oracy Skills – Giving everyone a voice

In this blog, Sal McKeown explores the different ways in which we can encourage oracy and give every child a voice. Everyone has a voice but not everyone is always heard. How can we make sure that every child gets the opportunities to develop, use and build oracy into their skill sets? In this blog,…

BySimone Francis14 April 20250Comments

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