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.
Course Overview
Unlock the full potential of classroom talk with Tongue Fu Talking™—a structured oracy framework inspired by the discipline of martial arts. This course will show you how to teach speaking and listening with the same rigour and clarity as reading and writing.
You’ll explore two purposeful modes of talk:
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Explorer Mode: The way of thoughtful discovery
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Presenter Mode: The way of speaking with confidence, substance, and style
And discover how to develop them through four powerful disciplines:
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The Stance (physical presence)
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The Flow (linguistic skill)
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The Mind (cognitive strategies)
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The Bond (social and emotional connection)
Why Attend?
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Understand why oracy matters across the curriculum
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Learn how to explicitly teach oracy using 23 clear, teachable practices
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Explore the Tongue Fu Belt System to assess and support progression from EYFS to KS3
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Discover inclusive strategies for all learners, including those with SEND
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Gain practical tools to make oracy a deliberate part of curriculum design
What You'll Receive
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Examples from the Tongue Fu Talking™ Oracy Framework
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Ideas to develop self-assessment tools, sentence stems, and progression maps
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Guidance on embedding oracy into every subject
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Examples of activities for Explorer and Presenter talk
Who is it For?
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Classroom teachers (EYFS to KS3)
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Subject and phase leaders
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Senior leaders looking to embed oracy across the curriculum
Pricing & Book
Course Price: £175 (exc. VAT)
Book 3 places and the 4th place is free
Our webinars are held over Zoom and you will be sent a link to access these closer to the event date.



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.
Thanks for the Oracy webinar. Lots of great ideas and tangible activities shared.
Very clear diagrams, explained well. 10/10