In the third stage of membership as a Voice 21 Oracy School, you will improve and sustain practice across your school, embedding long-term organisational change. There will also be opportunities to support other schools with the development of their practice.

Our Oracy Impact & Innovation Course, consultancy support and self-led modules will equip you and your teachers with the expertise, tools and resources to sustain, strengthen and share your oracy teaching and learning practice.

By the end of Stage 3, oracy will be a key aspect of your school’s vision and ethos. Your students’ oracy skills will develop and strengthen year on year, accelerating their personal confidence and academic progress.

Key outcomes and benefits of Stage 3

By the end of Stage 3 you and your colleagues will have:

  • Evaluated your school against the Oracy Benchmarks and tracked your progress across the year
  • Revisited and developed your school’s vision for oracy, priorities and strategic planning for the year
  • Established knowledge and an understanding of what works for your school and students
  • Sustained and embedded strong oracy practice in all areas of school life
  • Pioneered creative and engaging ways to support your students’ to further develop their oracy skills
  • Continued to use oracy as a means to strengthen and deepen subject learning
  • Shared best practice across the Voice 21 Oracy School network and beyond, gaining national recognition for achieving a high-quality oracy education.

Outcomes for your students

Students have a sophisticated understanding of oracy and are confident and empowered to use and adapt their voice to speak to audiences beyond their school.

“I think it helps a lot in your life because it tells you that you can always build up confidence to speak in public. Speaking to people has to work or otherwise nothing really happens – or changes.” Year 6 student

Commitments and courses at Stage 3:

Oracy Impact & Innovation course

This course will equip you and your teachers with the expertise, tools and resources to sustain, strengthen and share your oracy teaching and learning practice.

It includes three twilight sessions across the year for two members of staff and the opportunity to visit a fellow Stage 3 school. An additional 12 hours of discretionary in-school time school to plan and deliver an ‘Oracy Innovation Project’. 

Ongoing consultancy support

In addition to your ongoing contact, your Oracy Consultant will spend a full day in your school supporting you to evaluate practice and identify areas for further development and providing targeted support depending on the needs of your school.

Online learning

We have a number of different self-led online modules at each stage which we would encourage your staff to complete. Each module is approximately six hours of online learning, as well as additional activities and tasks to complete in the classrooms.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost? Each stage costs £2500 (primary schools) or £3000 (secondary schools) for the year. If you sign up for all three stages now, your total cost over three years will be reduced to £7000 (primary schools) or £8500 (secondary schools).

Where are the courses based? On registering, please select the most convenient course location to attend across England and Wales, or you can choose to attend the course online.

When can I register for my school? We are not currently taking registrations however if you would like to find out more or speak to a member of our team you can email us at hello@voice21.org

Develop oracy across your group of schools

If you are part of a Multi-Academy Trust, Local Authority or Teaching School Alliance we can work with you across your group of schools. Click below to find out more.

Sign up to receive further information

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Any questions? Contact hello@voice21.org to discuss further, or keep reading to find out about our impact.

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