Speak & Listening matters

Engaging in high-quality oracy practices seeks to deepen understanding and is linked with greater knowledge retention, vocabulary acquisition and reasoning skills.  We provide a range of speaking and listening opportunities for children across the school including an annual performance show, Talent show and daily oracy opportunities.

We provide our children a range of daily opportunities to develop their speaking and listening skills. Activities includes:

• Tailored and specific activities which promote speaking and listening opportunities for all children.
• Opportunities for deeper discussion across a range of subjects.
• Performance poetry and opportunities to read out work aloud..
• Drama and performance plays for every year group.
• High quality questioning by staff to elicit understanding and promote higher level thinking skills.
• Paired and group talk.
• Public speaking opportunities with other schools.
• Community work with the local church and care homes.
• School Council.
• Our Year 6 pupils take part in the annual Somerset Youth Parliament public speaking competition.