Oracy October Webinars

Join us to unpack what it takes to really listen and hear directly from teachers and experts about how this invisible but essential skill can be broken down and taught. 

You’ll leave with a new appreciation for what it means to ask your class to ‘listen’ and practical approaches to help them to do so effectively.

Host: Alice Stott, Director of Programmes and Engagement at Voice 21

Panel: 

• Lauren Colville, Training Delivery Manager, Samaritans

• Kate Saleh, Teacher, Corpus Christi High School

• Dr Thomas Vaughan, Social Psychologist, Cardiff University

Hear from experienced teachers and practitioners who’ve shifted the balance from making your voice heard to ensuring everyone’s voice is heard. 

You’ll leave with fresh ideas that you can use to reflect on the equitability of talk in your classroom, and ensure that your oracy practice is one that every child can access, whatever their starting point. 

Host: Amanda Moorghen, Head of Learning, Impact and Policy at Voice 21

Panel:

• Sally Edwards, Hill Farm School (Oracy Centre of Excellence). Trust Primary Lead, Castle Phoenix Trust
• Wendy Lee, Professional Director, Lingo
• Jamie Rogers, Director of Programmes & Partnerships, The Difference

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. 

You’ll leave this session with a better understanding of how to create opportunities to listen to your students about what matters most to them both in school and beyond. 

Host: Kathleen McBride, Senior Learning and Innovation Lead at Voice 21

Panel: 

• Karl Cross from Barrowford - students championing causes
• Lisa Clenagham, Meden School - student voice
• Emily Thomas, Oracy and Key Stage Leader, Pinner Wood
• Sarah Marriott, Head Teacher, Pinner Wood

We’ll be joined by experts in dialogic teaching who will explore how, through effective listening, you can develop your students’ thinking and understanding and promote student agency. We’ll also address potential barriers to achieving a truly dialogic classroom, including our own listening practices, and consider how to overcome these challenges. 

You’ll leave with a better understanding of how to create a dialogic classroom where you and your students engage in rich, productive dialogue which furthers learning. 

Host:  Amanda Moorghen, Head of Learning, Impact and Policy at Voice 21

Panel: 

• Darren Chetty, author and Lecturer, Arts & Sciences, University College London

• Fiona Maine,Professor of Language and Literacy in Education, University of Exeter

• Julia Snell, Professor of Sociolinguistics, University of Leeds