Why does your school need an Oracy Project?

The National Curriculum places emphasis upon the importance of the spoken word and regards ‘Fluency in the English language is an essential foundation for success in all subjects.’

The Oracy Project will support teachers to ensure that pupils build secure foundations by using discussion to probe and remedy their misconceptions. The Alumnis Oracy Framework is focused on the deliberate, explicit and systematic teaching of Oracy across the curriculum. Similar to the practice of ‘talk for writing’ the Framework seeks to make firm links between speaking, listening, reading and writing. It has an emphasis on subject specialist language and cultural capital to set them up for both academic and social success.

Project Outcomes

• Practitioners will become confident in their understanding of Oracy and how it impacts and lifts the quality of learning
• Practitioners will feel equipped to facilitate the development Oracy within their own settings.

Project Structure

The project will start with a presentation given by Plymouth Marjons University on the research base of the Alumnis Oracy Framework at our conference on Friday 4 November 2022.

This will be followed by four interactive and practical online sessions led by Emily Partridge, primary practitioner at Alumnis Multi Academy Trust.