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These courses are popular with those who wish to interact with colleagues from other schools and share ideas. Can't make the date? No problem, we can give you access to the recording and course materials.

Fantastic as always Chris - thank you!

Thank you so much - as usual, today has been thought-provoking from start to finish.  I'll definitely be using the vocabulary games as starter activities next week, and I will be introducing the Think-aloud Crowd across the curriculum to help children use metacognitive strategies in their learning.

This has been so useful with lots of great ideas to try out, thankyou.

Thanks very much Chris, another brilliant webinar.

Thank you so much, I can't wait to get started.

Thanks for the Oracy Webinar. Lots of great ideas and tangible activities shared.

Thank you for the wealth of resources you have provided and a great overview of oracy in practise!

Thank you so much - amazing information and resources.

Thank you, Chris, for a thought provoking day around Oracy. The resources are brilliant and provide the tools to develop a more formal approach to champion Oracy across our school.

Thank you for the detailed and very well delivered Oracy CPD.

Thanks for the Oracy webinar. Lots of great ideas and tangible activities shared.

Very clear diagrams, explained well. 10/10

Samantha Crinnion
St . Georges School

Chris sharing information as a knowledgeable expert who is able to express himself clearly and in an engaging manner was useful. Initial theory and links to cognitive educational practice were also useful.  The Metacognition Live Webinar clearly identified strategies to support children develop metacognition through various practice, including generative activity.

Suzanne Chapman
Harlow Green Community Primary School
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This article explores 10 classroom talk strategies from Tongue Fu Talking® that build oracy through structured, purposeful dialogue. It explains how approaches like Because, So, But, Connect-It, and Curriculum-Based Debates help students develop reasoning, metacognition, and confident expression, moving beyond superficial talk to meaningful learning across the curriculum.
Curriculum Based Debates: A powerful Classroom Talk Strategy
Curriculum Based Debates: A powerful Classroom Talk Strategy
28th Jul 2025
Curriculum-based debates are a powerful classroom talk strategy, as they require both deep thinking and articulate expression. Within Tongue Fu Talking™, Chris Quigley's Oracy Framework, debates are built around two modes of talk: Explorer Mode–Talk for reasoning, discovery, and collaborative thinking, and Presenter Mode–Talk for structured, confident communication with an audience. These modes ensure that debates are not about winning arguments but about learning through talk, linking oracy directly to disciplinary knowledge and metacognitive strategies. Here, we show how our 480 curriculum-based debates across our four belt levels build both oracy and subject understanding.
Oracy Is Not a Subject, but Every Subject Requires It
Oracy Is Not a Subject, but Every Subject Requires It
21st Jul 2025
This blog explores why a clear oracy framework is essential for learning across all subjects. It explains how classroom talk strategies, such as Because, But, So and Seeking Clues, build both communication skills and disciplinary knowledge in science, geography, and history. The article introduces Tongue Fu Talking™, a structured approach with two strands—Explorer Mode for reasoning and Presenter Mode for confident communication—designed to embed purposeful talk from EYFS to KS3.
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