Topsy Page 23 January 2026 Tips and techniques ABC: agree, build, challenge Topsy Page 23 January 2026 Tips and techniques A memorable structure to develop the skills of dialogue
Topsy Page 16 January 2026 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques My new oracy book just published! Topsy Page 16 January 2026 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Published 15 Jan 2026, with Alan Howe
Topsy Page 9 January 2026 Tips and techniques ‘Keywording’ helps students listen Topsy Page 9 January 2026 Tips and techniques What three pupils said about the power of jotting key words
Topsy Page 2 January 2026 Tips and techniques Find someone who… new term edition! Topsy Page 2 January 2026 Tips and techniques An activity to get your class talking to each other after the holidays
Topsy Page 12 December 2025 Tips and techniques Festive oracy: playful ways to practise speaking and listening skills Topsy Page 12 December 2025 Tips and techniques Seasonal versions of some well-known oracy games
Topsy Page 5 December 2025 Tips and techniques Speaker, questioner, summariser Topsy Page 5 December 2025 Tips and techniques Three oracy roles for working in groups
Topsy Page 21 November 2025 Tips and techniques Concentric circles – oracy structure Topsy Page 21 November 2025 Tips and techniques A great way to get students used to talking to different people
Topsy Page 7 November 2025 Tips and techniques 'You said, I think' – oracy structure Topsy Page 7 November 2025 Tips and techniques A surprisingly simple way to improve listening and dialogue
Topsy Page 31 October 2025 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Have you tried describe and draw? Oracy activity Topsy Page 31 October 2025 Tips and techniques, Practical examples A structure which develops speaking and listening, and can be used across the curriculum
Topsy Page 24 October 2025 Practical examples, Tips and techniques Using dice for accountability in group work Topsy Page 24 October 2025 Practical examples, Tips and techniques How one teacher raises accountability using a quick and simple technique
Topsy Page 17 October 2025 Tips and techniques If you want them to collaborate, stop giving out individual resources! Topsy Page 17 October 2025 Tips and techniques Collaboration is much more likely when pupils have to do a shared piece of work
Topsy Page 3 October 2025 Tips and techniques Opinion continuum – oracy activity Topsy Page 3 October 2025 Tips and techniques Get students thinking and talking.
Topsy Page 26 September 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Three recurring findings from talk audits Topsy Page 26 September 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Time to raise your oracy game?
Topsy Page 19 September 2025 Tips and techniques Get them talking in maths Topsy Page 19 September 2025 Tips and techniques Twenty talking points you can use today
Topsy Page 12 September 2025 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Saying it out loud really helps you remember Topsy Page 12 September 2025 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Give students opportunities to say and apply new vocabulary
Topsy Page 5 September 2025 Tips and techniques, Thoughts Progress in P4C goes beyond skills! Topsy Page 5 September 2025 Tips and techniques, Thoughts Where are your students up to?
Topsy Page 29 August 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Listening culture Topsy Page 29 August 2025 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Emphasising listening to each other rather than talking to each other
Topsy Page 22 August 2025 Tips and techniques, Research The importance of ground rules Topsy Page 22 August 2025 Tips and techniques, Research One of the essential foundations for effective learning talk
Topsy Page 8 August 2025 Tips and techniques P4C library Topsy Page 8 August 2025 Tips and techniques Help yourself and your colleagues by labelling books for P4C
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
