Oracy
A high-quality Oracy education is vital to not only improve academic outcomes of students but also to foster their confidence and wellbeing. Oracy is a fundamental skill that underpins academic success, supports social and emotional development and prepares our pupils for the future.
Our aims:
At Stafford Leys we want every child to find their voice. Our aim is to remove communication barriers, create a culture of inclusion for all children and a curriculum which allows them to confidently participate in their learning. We want our children to be effective communicators who can express their ideas confidently and engage meaningfully in discussions. We are committed to building and embedding a culture of communication through talk. Talk within the classroom is modelled, scaffolded and structured to enable all learners to develop the skills needed to communicate effectively and with confidence.
These skills are used in all areas of the curriculum and support the development of language use, communication with others and listening. We use a range of strategies to develop children’s communication and listening skills by encouraging them to respond, collaborate and engage in discussion with their peers and teachers.
Oracy Framework:
In order to teach effective Oracy skills across the curriculum, we will be using the Oracy framework to understand the physical, linguistic, cognitive, social and emotional skills that enable effective communication. Key Oracy skills are taught throughout the whole curriculum.
Discussion guidelines:
All classes have key-stage appropriate talk guidelines. These are displayed in the classroom and consistently referred to whenever a pupil is engaging in any activity requiring speaking and listening skills
Talk Tactics:
Talk Tactics are used in all lessons to encourage pupils to think strategically about their contributions in group discussions. These include the use of ‘Think, pair, share’ to encourage all children to participate and build confidence when developing and sharing their ideas. We also use ‘Agree, build and challenge’ to structure children’s contributions and to ensure children are listening and respecting others’ views and ideas.
Sentence Stems:
Our pupils are encouraged to speak in full, coherent sentences when sharing their ideas and using spoken language. In all lessons, pupils have key stage appropriate sentence stems which they are encouraged to use to help them articulate their ideas.
Our Oracy leader is Sarah Chalmers