Oracy Opportunities in the Classroom – Resource

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This resource highlights seven essential tips for embedding oracy into daily classroom practice. By encouraging regular opportunities for spoken language, you are equipping pupils with the communication tools they need to express concerns and navigate complex social interactions.

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The recent Curriculum and Assessment Review has named Oracy as one of the key elements under its ‘Knowledge and Skills for the Future’ strand of its key findings and recommendations. This concise resource translates those high-level recommendations into seven actionable tips that can be implemented in the classroom tomorrow.

Who Created the Resource?

Claire Steele - Adviser, Services For Education

With over 20 years of experience in primary education, Claire Steele is a respected and committed school leader who has worked across a diverse range of schools and multi-academy trusts.

Her previous roles include Assistant Principal, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), SENCo, and Senior Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead. She has also worked extensively with partners to support the delivery of a wide range of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). Claire also holds the NPQSL and NPQLTD.

Claire is deeply passionate about creating safe, inclusive, and nurturing school environments, where the well-being of pupils is at the heart of practice. She brings her extensive knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm to Services For Education, supporting schools in embedding effective and compassionate safeguarding and SEND practices at every level.

As part of the team of advisers at Services For Education, Claire champions SEND and equality, ensuring these values remain central to all aspects of her work. Most recently, she has developed the newly launched SEND offer from Services For Education. She also delivers high-quality safeguarding training and conducts comprehensive safeguarding audits in schools.

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