Sarah Davies - Assistant Headteacher and Author - Oldham

The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast

In this episode I’m talking with Sarah Davies. Sarah is, amongst other things, an Assistant Headteacher, Early Career Teacher Mentor and Author of Talking about Oracy.

After a conversation I had with Donal Hale a few months ago, I began searching for resources or guidance on how best to implement oracy in my own practice. Sarah’s was the first and best book I came across in a field that seems shockingly under considered.

We discuss:

1. What secondary teachers need to know about the transition between Primary into Y7 in terms of student’s oracy

2. How teachers can embed oracy instruction on a daily / weekly basis

3. What the most important types of talk we need to foster in secondary schools are

4. Strategies we can use for particularly reluctant speakers in class

5. Whether we need to consider preparation for how students use apps or meeting software as opposed to purely presenting in person

6. And finally, the best resources for teachers keen to instruct oracy techniques and non-verbal communication techniques such as body language

Thanks very much to Sarah for giving up her time for a chat as well as continuing to be a vocal presence on Twitter and beyond when it comes to English and oracy matters respectively!

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Links:

Talking about Oracy: Developing communication beyond the classroom

Voice 21

Oracy Cambridge