Oracy

What is Oracy?

Oracy is our ability to communicate effectively using spoken language. Oracy is to speech what literacy is to writing and numeracy is to maths.

 It is the ability to express yourself effectively - to speak eloquently, articulate ideas and thoughts, influence through talking, listen to others and have the confidence to express your views. These are all fundamental skills that support success in both learning and life beyond school.

Why is Oracy important at St. Philip’s?

At St. Philip’s, oracy is a vital tool for learning; by teaching our children to become more effective speakers and listeners we empower them to better understand themselves, each other and the world around them.  We believe spoken language to be essential in the development and achievement of our children across every subject in the curriculum. Oracy is also linked to improvements in reading, writing, and overall attainment in all subjects.

What does it look like at St Philip's?

We develop spoken language skills through our curriculum and our wider curricular offer. Children are taught how to be effective communicators in all lessons as oracy is a focus and a high priority in all subjects. Modelling and the teaching of accurate spoken language and development of vocabulary is fundamental to the learning in our school. We aim to develop and encourage fluent speakers, with rich vocabulary, who are confident to contribute in school or in other situations. 

Home Learning - a message for our parents and carers!

As a school, we value the importance of home learning in supporting, extending and consolidating the learning covered in the classroom while supporting our children to develop self- discipline, independence and the ability to take responsibility for their own learning.

As a school, oracy forms an important part of our teaching learning structure in deepening learning opportunities for our children. It is widely recognised that oracy is vital in not only increasing the academic success of individuals but also in raising confidence and wellbeing. With this in mind, we will be extending our home learning in order to provide further opportunities for oracy both at home and in school through our St Philip’s Project Tree.

Please see below an example of our St Philip's Project Tree.

Presentation Week

Autumn Term : 16th December 2024

Spring Term : 7th April 2025

Summer Term : 14th July 2025