High‑quality talk sits at the heart of effective learning. Our Teacher CPD supports staff to develop the skills to use oracy as a major tool in their pedagogy. Oracy is not just an English skill; it supports outcomes across all subjects by increasing student engagement, promoting effective classroom discussion, and providing immediate insight into whether learning has taken place.
What does this workshop involve?
This is a practical and dynamic CPD workshop led by experienced Talk The Talk trainers. Talk The Talk Teacher CPD immerses staff in the core elements of oracy – visual, vocal and verbal communication. Through modelling and practice, staff learn how to create safe, supportive environments where all learners feel confident to contribute and benefit from rich oracy opportunities. Staff will explore strategies that promote communication and encourage exploratory and presentational talk, whilst also taking away effective tools to strengthen questioning, listening and high‑quality classroom dialogue.
We tailor our Teacher CPD to suit your school’s context and priorities. For INSET days, we can also run an additional workshop with senior leadership teams on the implementation and embedding of your oracy strategy in school.
Talk The Talk Teacher CPD in schools
Schools consistently share how this CPD has transformed their approach to classroom talk. Teachers gain confidence, practical techniques and a clearer understanding of how to develop oracy in everyday lessons. The result is improved student engagement, richer classroom discussion and a stronger culture of communication across the school.
You can explore their experiences in the following news articles:
“I loved today. The training was very hands on and it will certainly make an impact’
“Such an engaging session! I’m excited to get back to school and get our students communicating! I know there are lots of staff who would join me in this.”
“Excellent perspective taken from understanding the pupils’ situations and techniques and strategies to encourage debate.”
“Really useful, practical and easy to make relevant to our Academy’s context.”
“Excellent workshop – full of humour. Lots of ideas for developing oracy skils within school.”
“The session was highly engaging and informative – I feel crammed full of exciting new classroom ideas and helpful tips for tackling anxieties about public speaking.”
“Excellent!! Fantastic session – lots of ideas and very engaging.”
“Training was extremely helpful and gave specific strategies to teach how to speak publicly and raise pupil confidence.”
Talk The Talk's support doesn't end with our workshops. We have free resources that include videos, lesson plans and classroom resources that can be used to continue and progress your oracy strategy after the workshops. Our follow-up lessons are full of individual, pair and group activities that will help your school to embed oracy across your curriculum and prepare your students for oral assessments, interviews and presentations. Each follow-up lesson can be delivered during form or class time and consist of a Powerpoint or QuickTime movie, a lesson plan and teacher notes.
