Our free Listen Up! Oracy October resource packs are available to download now
We have a range of resources for all ages that you can access today to help your students become better listeners, including:
Early Years
Primary
Secondary
Teacher
In each resource pack we have provided a series of challenges for students to complete throughout October. Each challenge focuses on a different context for listening, allowing your students to practise and hone their listening skills and understand how their listening skills can help them in school and beyond.
The challenges can be completed either in the classroom or at home, and can be provided to students digitally or printed. We have designed them to be used in whatever way works best for you and your students.

Oracy October
Free Resource Packs
- Teacher Resource Pack
- Early Years Resource Pack
- Primary Schools Resource Pack
- Secondary Schools Resource Pack
Your free 'Listen Up!' Oracy October Teacher Resource Pack
Your free 'Listen Up!' Oracy October Early Years Resource Pack
Your free 'Listen Up!' Oracy October Primary School Resource Pack
Your free 'Listen Up!' Oracy October Secondary School Resource Pack
Oracy October
A full month of inspiring oracy events
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3.45pm Tuesday 1st October
Can you teach listening?
‘Listen’ is one of the most commonly heard instructions in class. But what does it mean to actually listen, and can we teach students how to do it well?
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3.45pm Tuesday 1st October
Inclusive listening: how to ensure every voice is heard
It takes the whole class to make a classroom inclusive. This session will explore the ways in which oracy practices enable you to teach and foster inclusive listening practices. Hear from experienced teachers and practitioners who’ve shifted the balance from making your voice heard to ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.
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Wednesday 16th October Birmingham Conference & Events Centre
Great Oracy Exhibition: SOLD OUT!
Vibrant, energising and inspiring, the Great Oracy Exhibition is the UK’s largest oracy event. It is where Voice 21 Oracy Schools, and those looking to further their oracy education provision, come together for a celebration and showcase of incredible oracy achievements and practice.
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3.45pm Tuesday 1st October
Cultivating a culture of listening: a whole school approach
Listening to our students and amplifying their voices doesn’t stop at the classroom door. In this session we will explore examples of best practice in fostering student agency and providing platforms from which students’ voices can be truly heard and valued as part of a whole school culture of oracy.
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3.45pm Tuesday 1st October
Exploring the role of listening in dialogic pedagogy
In this session we will explore why listening is essential to foster meaningful dialogue which promotes learning in the classroom.