Topsy Page 6 October 2023 Tips and techniques Shut the door! Topsy Page 6 October 2023 Tips and techniques Create the conditions for effective whole-class dialogue
Topsy Page 22 September 2023 Tips and techniques Oracy on the timetable Topsy Page 22 September 2023 Tips and techniques A weekly opportunity to develop talk and listening skills
Topsy Page 8 September 2023 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading Do you unconsciously choose certain pupils? Topsy Page 8 September 2023 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading Here’s one way to minimise bias
Topsy Page 1 September 2023 Tips and techniques Talking to build friendships Topsy Page 1 September 2023 Tips and techniques A game to help children practise giving compliments… plus an announcement!
Topsy Page 21 July 2023 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Minute of Listening – an amazing free resource Topsy Page 21 July 2023 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques A fantastic, free resource to help your pupils develop their creative listening skills
Topsy Page 14 July 2023 Tips and techniques Using talk prompts to develop creative thinking Topsy Page 14 July 2023 Tips and techniques How one teacher helped her class go deeper in their P4C enquiry
Topsy Page 30 June 2023 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Re-telling stories – group talk task opportunity Topsy Page 30 June 2023 Tips and techniques, Practical examples A simple way to take turns in small groups
Topsy Page 23 June 2023 Tips and techniques “They always listen to my ideas” Topsy Page 23 June 2023 Tips and techniques Ask your class about how to communicate well with a partner
Topsy Page 2 June 2023 Tips and techniques Talk prompts for trips Topsy Page 2 June 2023 Tips and techniques Having some words to get started with makes all the difference
Topsy Page 12 May 2023 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Vanessa's tips for P4C with 6-7 year olds Topsy Page 12 May 2023 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Five top P4C tips from an experienced teacher
Topsy Page 5 May 2023 Tips and techniques Oracy game – speaker and maker Topsy Page 5 May 2023 Tips and techniques Pupils instruct each other to make a hidden model
Topsy Page 28 April 2023 Tips and techniques Question stems in P4C Topsy Page 28 April 2023 Tips and techniques Help pupils create their own powerful philosophical questions
Topsy Page 31 March 2023 Tips and techniques Word Disconnect! Topsy Page 31 March 2023 Tips and techniques An oracy game, a mental workout, and an opportunity to practise respectful challenge
Topsy Page 24 March 2023 Tips and techniques A few seconds well spent Topsy Page 24 March 2023 Tips and techniques Take a moment to check talk partner pairings to make sure no-one misses out on learning
Topsy Page 10 March 2023 Tips and techniques Get your class used to ‘Round Robin’! Topsy Page 10 March 2023 Tips and techniques An efficient way of hearing everyone’s ideas
Topsy Page 3 March 2023 Tips and techniques Word Connect – oracy and thinking game Topsy Page 3 March 2023 Tips and techniques Develop your pupils’ listening and reasoning
Topsy Page 24 February 2023 Tips and techniques Talk Prompts for talk partners Topsy Page 24 February 2023 Tips and techniques Providing talk prompts to students can increase the quality of partner talk
Topsy Page 10 February 2023 Tips and techniques What do you think about what Janie said? Topsy Page 10 February 2023 Tips and techniques Help your pupils actively listen to each other
Topsy Page 27 January 2023 Tips and techniques Thinking faces Topsy Page 27 January 2023 Tips and techniques Let’s think before we talk
Topsy Page 13 January 2023 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Talking across the curriculum (using Good idea / Bad idea) Topsy Page 13 January 2023 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Opportunities to use talk structures
