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14 February 2020
Professional development

Forthcoming CPD for teachers and Teaching Assistants

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14 February 2020
Professional development

Four development opportunities including P4C Level 1, Pedagogy, Talk for TAs.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, review and reflection, teaching assistants

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7 February 2020
Tips and techniques

Three ways to embed Pupil Talk Prompts

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7 February 2020
Tips and techniques

Ensure consistency and impact for high-quality pupil dialogue.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher talk, pupil talk, talk prompts, P4C Daily Question, respectful challenge, whole-class talk, oracy in Maths

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31 January 2020
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Picture books for P4C

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31 January 2020
Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Some of my favourite books for P4C.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), home learning

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24 January 2020
Tips and techniques, Recommended reading

Do you plan your Teacher Talk?

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24 January 2020
Tips and techniques, Recommended reading

Six questions to ask yourself when planning.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher talk, teacher questioning, vocabulary

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17 January 2020
Tips and techniques

Talk Observers

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17 January 2020
Tips and techniques

Give children responsibility to capture other children’s talk.

Tagged: talk/oracy

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10 January 2020
Thoughts

Pupil-to-pupil dialogue

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10 January 2020
Thoughts

Why it is worth investing time to develop high-quality dialogue.

Tagged: pupil talk, talk/oracy, active learning, respectful challenge, dialogue, whole-class talk

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3 January 2020
Practical examples

Effect of prioritising oracy in a primary school

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3 January 2020
Practical examples

Significant improvements in teacher talk and pupil reasoning, before and after a school’s “Talk Project”.

Tagged: talk audit, pupil talk, teacher talk, teacher questioning, talk/oracy, impact, whole-class talk

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27 December 2019
Recommended reading, Research

Children should be taught oracy - podcast from Professor Neil Mercer

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27 December 2019
Recommended reading, Research

The Director of Oracy Cambridge talks about what the research tells us about effective classroom practice.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher talk, podcast

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20 December 2019
Recommended reading

How To Talk... by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

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20 December 2019
Recommended reading

A parents’ guide to communicating with children - also relevant to the classroom.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher talk, teaching assistants, listening, home learning

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18 December 2019
Professional development

Book now for 2020 P4C training in Manchester

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18 December 2019
Professional development

Book now for P4C Level 1 training Manchester 15 & 19 June 2020 (also available September). High impact training for teachers, also suitable for school leaders, teaching assistants, governors and parents.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children)

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13 December 2019
Tips and techniques

Fun and vocabulary using ‘The Mirror Game’

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13 December 2019
Tips and techniques

A simple game to get young children talking.

Tagged: talk/oracy, games, vocabulary, listening, talk/oracy games

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6 December 2019
Tips and techniques

Speaker Chooses

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6 December 2019
Tips and techniques

Empower pupils to own the dialogue.

Tagged: listening, talk/oracy, active learning, pupil talk, pupil engagement, whole-class talk, community-building

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29 November 2019
Tips and techniques

1-2-3 (Clap)

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29 November 2019
Tips and techniques

An energising warm-up game which will help children (and adults!) to focus.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), games, co-operation, listening, P4C starters / games

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22 November 2019
Recommended reading

‘Time to Think’ by Nancy Kline

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22 November 2019
Recommended reading

A book which will deepen your understanding of the power of listening.

Tagged: listening, thinking time

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15 November 2019
Practical examples

We didn't listen to the teacher!

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15 November 2019
Practical examples

Through P4C, children see the value of listening to each other.

Tagged: listening, pupil voice, P4C (Philosophy for Children), respectful challenge

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8 November 2019
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

The Picture Frame Game

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8 November 2019
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

A lovely example of a game which generates creative thinking and can give children ownership of their talk.

Tagged: creative thinking, P4C (Philosophy for Children), talk/oracy, home learning, P4C starters / games, vocabulary

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7 November 2019
Resources

Speech Bubbles for Talk Observers

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7 November 2019
Resources
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Speech Bubbles for Talk Observers

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Tagged: talk/oracy

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1 November 2019
Thoughts

The Day I Lost My Voice

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1 November 2019
Thoughts

A true story about how I became interested in teacher talk.

Tagged: talk/oracy, teacher talk

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29 October 2019
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Video: P4C Daily Question in Early Years

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29 October 2019
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Starting with simple/fun questions in Early Years helps children develop the skills to consider deeper ('more philosophical') questions over time.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C Daily Question, talk/oracy, parental engagement, active learning, teacher voice, video, P4C questions, early years / EYFS, thinking questions

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25 October 2019
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

Concept Towers

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25 October 2019
Tips and techniques, Practical examples

A way to explore the key concepts in a stimulus and enable children to practice building on others’ ideas.

Tagged: P4C (Philosophy for Children), P4C / philosophical concepts, vocabulary

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