Develop Brilliant Speaking

    Help every child develop their oracy skills in Year 7, supporting social mobility and equity with this teacher pack by Djamila Boothman

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      Becky Wood, Team English Co-founder on Crafting Brilliant Sentences

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        Djamila Boothman - Why isn't everyone talking about oracy?

        Djamila Boothman - Why isn't everyone talking about oracy?

        Why isn’t everyone talking about oracy? ‘Why are so many people talking about oracy recently?’ a colleague whispers to me during a staff training session on the topic. I chuckle because of course, I’ve noticed that following Sir Keir Starmer’s...

        5 min

        How to develop brilliant reading at KS3

        How to develop brilliant reading at KS3

        Reading is in vogue at the moment – and rightly so! Several factors have raised the priority of reading in schools. The number of students reading at home has slowly dwindled as the number of distractions has dramatically increased....

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        Leaping across the writing gap: building resilience and independence at KS3

        Leaping across the writing gap: building resilience and independence at KS3

        The impact of the disrupted nature of the last few years is perhaps most felt on the continuity which is key to progression. It is surely harder than ever to get a sense of just what level students transition...

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