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21 February 2020

Practical examples, Thoughts

P4C engages 'reluctant talkers'

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21 February 2020

Practical examples, Thoughts

Secondary teacher watching P4C saw his class change.

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21 February 2020

Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

A new thinking question for children published every weekday

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21 February 2020

Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus

Questions that get children thinking and talking.

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14 February 2020

Tips and techniques

The power of 'Tell Us'

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14 February 2020

Tips and techniques

One tiny tweak which can transform learning.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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