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) 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