“It immediately raised the status of oracy.”
One way to give pupils the chance to develop and practise their oracy skills is to give them a special role: Oracy Ambassador. Give this role to different pupils throughout the year, on a rota, so that everyone has a turn. The idea is that Oracy Ambassadors have additional opportunities for purposeful talk, outside of lessons.
Oracy Ambassadors could be responsible for things like these:
greeting the class
Good morning everybody. Today it is Friday 5th July. It is a lovely sunny day!talking through the timetable each day
Our first lesson today is maths, then after playtime we will do music, then…reading out the daily question, thought or prayer
Please listen carefully to our thinking question of the day…speaking at assemblies and school events
Welcome to our celebration assembly. Today we are focusing on…leading games
Please stand up everybody. We’re going to play…delivering messages or announcements
Hello everyone. I have an important announcement. Please remember to turn off the lights when you leave the classroom.speaking on behalf of the class on trips
On behalf of the class, I would like to say thank you for welcoming us to the library today…welcoming visitors
Good morning and welcome to our school. First we will tell you about…acting as a befriender for new pupils
Let me show you around our classroom…
“It builds people’s confidence!”
Pupil comments about being an Oracy Ambassador:
When it’s assembly, we go up to the front and say, ‘Welcome everybody!’ age 5
I’m an ambassador! I do the register and the timetable. I have to tell you what you’re doing today. I stand in front of the class and I point, and I say what’s next. age 5
It’s fun to have an important job! age 6
We speak to visitors about what we’re doing in class! age 8
I think it builds people’s confidence to feel good! age 9
