For many years, schools, understandably, have been focusing on the gender attainment gap. We are asking questions about how the system is failing boys and the barriers they are facing. Is it a lack of a clear social role? Is it the feminisation of education? Is it a confidence issue? This article isn’t going to dispute the clear attainment gap, or state that boys don’t need our focus (they do, very much so). The purpose of this article is to flip the gender focus, because, ir

Louise Marie meets with Mr Metacognition, Nathan Burns, to discuss what metacognition actually is, the research underpinning it, classroom strategies, curriculum design and CPD! Metacognition: Endgame: Thinkers Assemble! - YouTube

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Grace Barron, V21 Oracy Consultant, discusses the power of girls voices and our role in amplifying them In a slight departure from my usual topics, this blog is about girls - or rather, girls’ voices. I have a (I’d argue, important) habit of weaving oracy into almost everything I think about. Today is no different. Because when we talk about gender, safety, and the power of speaking up, oracy isn’t a side-thought. It’s the thread that holds the whole conversation together. T

Peter Munroe - Head of Chemistry and Oracy Specialist explains 3 things about the power of talk to inspire you as you deliver an excellent oracy education for all your students. At the end of this school year, I’ll be saying goodbye to my year 11 tutor group, and the thought puts me in a reflective mood. I took on this wonderful bunch when they were in year 8 and have seen them through all kinds. From friendship dramas to lost blazers- we’ve been through a lot. I have to say,

Louise Marie talks to Al Booth (Founder of Oracy and Beyond) about her work on implementing oracy strategies in the classroom https://player.captivate.fm/episode/89a6ebc2-311c-495b-9288-538b576ed8ea

Tom Rogers interviews Louise Marie on the importance of oracy in the classroom, offering practical tips of how to implement this in any subject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aLWE2B_zBA&t=12s