Develop Brilliant Speaking

Help every child develop their oracy skills in Year 7 in English or drama lessons to build confidence and thrive in their learning and life beyond school.

Winner Education Resources Awards 2026 – Secondary (Non-ICT)

Crafted and refined in the classroom by brilliant teacher Djamila Boothman, see every child blossom as they find their voice and build and practise their speaking and listening skills.

• Easy to slot into KS3 schemes of work with 10 fully-resourced lessons with lesson notes, PowerPoints, videos and worksheets in one customisable teacher pack for the whole English department
• Aid transition from primary to secondary school, building social skills and interactions over the course of a term
• Empower students to voice their opinions, thoughts and feelings through debating, speech making, listening, responding and working collaboratively
• Set high expectations and high challenge with inspiring activities on relatable topics
• Foster a whole school approach with subject-specific suggestions for oracy practice ?

Contents

• Lesson 1: Introducing oracy
• Lesson 2: Physical aspects of oracy: gestures and body language
• Lesson 3: The importance of the voice
• Lesson 4: Introducing rhetoric
• Lesson 5: Oracy as a social tool: working with others
• Lesson 6: Active listening
• Lesson 7: Content and structure: exploring key ingredients for speech writing
• Lesson 8: Creating confidence
• Lesson 9: Bringing it all together
• Lesson 10: Oracy: the bigger picture
• Additional notes to support oracy across the curriculum