Oracy is the ability to articulate ideas, develop understanding and engage with others through spoken language. We believe that it is important for our pupils to have good Oracy skills for a variety of reasons:

- to help them to debate and discuss and put their point of view forwards

-to understand and use a wide range of subject specific vocabulary

-to support self esteem and confidence

-to support good reading comprehension and writing

- to support those who are new to English, or are still mastering it to access learning and to  make good academic progress

We all enjoy the benefits oracy brings to our school community. We believe spoken language to be essential in the development and achievement of our children across the curriculum. We have an oracy element across our curriculum from talking points in most lessons  to whole school approaches such as structured talk partners, sentence stems and high expectations of pupils' participation. 

At Kingsley Community Primary School, We strive to develop spoken language skills through the taught curriculum, the hidden curriculum, playtimes and lunchtimes, extra-curricular activities and the whole ethos of the school. 

As the children's time progresses in our school community, they learn progressive talking and listening skills. they develop the skills of reasoning and debate. We believe this supports our pupils to be ready for the next stage in their education.

In school, oracy is a vital tool for learning; by teaching students to become more effective speakers and listeners we empower them to better understand themselves, each other and the world around them. Speaking and listening play a large part in a child’s progress in all curriculum areas and teachers plan to develop these skills in a wide variety of ways both formal and informal. We aim to develop and encourage fluent speakers, with rich vocabulary, who are confident to operate in a wide range of situations. 

We believe that good oracy skills support wider literacy skills; improvement in oracy is also linked to improvements in reading, writing, and overall attainment. 

 

• Why Oracy mattersHere is a direct link to an APPG page detailing why oracy matters in schools. 

The Strands of Oracy