Topsy Page 25 July 2025 Recommended reading The Transformative Power of Finding Your Voice – Neil Mercer's new book on Oracy Topsy Page 25 July 2025 Recommended reading Recommended reading for teachers and everyone else too!
Topsy Page 18 July 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Oracy activity for the summer holidays Topsy Page 18 July 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Would you rather spend most of your time indoors or outdoors? And more
Topsy Page 11 July 2025 Tips and techniques Thinking together about big ideas Topsy Page 11 July 2025 Tips and techniques With examples from Where the Wild Things Are
Topsy Page 4 July 2025 Tips and techniques Story chain – listening activity Topsy Page 4 July 2025 Tips and techniques Learners recall fiction, processes, explanations and more by listening and building on what others have said
Topsy Page 27 June 2025 Resources, Tips and techniques Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply Topsy Page 27 June 2025 Resources, Tips and techniques Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?
Topsy Page 20 June 2025 Tips and techniques Listening pitfalls Topsy Page 20 June 2025 Tips and techniques Do you ever do any of these things, instead of fully listening to someone?
Topsy Page 13 June 2025 Practical examples Learning through talk in Science Topsy Page 13 June 2025 Practical examples How one teacher got everyone thinking, talking, listening and learning
Topsy Page 6 June 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques ‘Everyone works with everyone’ Topsy Page 6 June 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Give pupils the skills and resilience to work with a diverse range of people
Topsy Page 30 May 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus What should Rosa say? Topsy Page 30 May 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Should you protect someone’s feelings, or tell them what you really think?
Topsy Page 23 May 2025 Resources From Thought to Talk – metacognition resource Topsy Page 23 May 2025 Resources Talk prompts and sentence stems to help learners express different types of thinking
Topsy Page 16 May 2025 Tips and techniques Talk prompts to help students explain and reason in Maths Topsy Page 16 May 2025 Tips and techniques Help students to use the language of Maths
Topsy Page 9 May 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Was Jack bad? P4C stimulus Topsy Page 9 May 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Children thinking about choices in Jack and the Beanstalk
Topsy Page 2 May 2025 Tips and techniques Oracy for revision Topsy Page 2 May 2025 Tips and techniques Harness the benefits of collaborative talk
Topsy Page 25 April 2025 Thoughts Do you phub people? Topsy Page 25 April 2025 Thoughts The effect of excessive smartphone use on oracy
Topsy Page 18 April 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus New ‘Fantastic Philosophy’ video series Topsy Page 18 April 2025 P4C/Talk stimulus Lawrence the Lion and Maple the Meerkat tackle some philosophical dilemmas…
Topsy Page 11 April 2025 Thoughts, Practical examples Does talking help with learning? Topsy Page 11 April 2025 Thoughts, Practical examples Perspectives from some 11-year-olds
Topsy Page 4 April 2025 Tips and techniques No repeating! Listening game Topsy Page 4 April 2025 Tips and techniques Can they remember what everyone else said?
Topsy Page 28 March 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Say it again... Topsy Page 28 March 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Is it a good idea to say this to your pupils?
Topsy Page 21 March 2025 Practical examples, P4C/Talk stimulus, Tips and techniques Philosophy in Year 2 – Grandad’s Secret Giant Topsy Page 21 March 2025 Practical examples, P4C/Talk stimulus, Tips and techniques An example of using children’s wonderings to guide a philosophical discussion
Topsy Page 14 March 2025 Tips and techniques “You said, I think...” Topsy Page 14 March 2025 Tips and techniques Get them really listening to, and thinking about, each other’s contributions
