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Embedding Oracy as a Whole School Priority

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Embedding Oracy as a Whole School Priority

Programme Overview

Topic
Embedding Oracy as a whole school priority through consistent practice, structured talk, and sustainable implementation.

Delivery Model

Face-to-Face

What is Included

Certificate of attendance

Course material (if applicable)

Cost

AED 1320 plus 5% VAT (per delegate)

Registration

Please fill out the booking form to register.

If you would like bespoke in-school training, please contact Paola (paola@infinitelearning.ae) for more information.

Course Details

Date of Training
Course Dates will be Scheduled Once we have Sufficient Registrations to Ensure Course Viability. 

Time

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Venue

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Booking Deadline
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Target audience

Oracy / English leads, SLT, Drama, SEND educators 

Aims of the course
  • Understand the key principles of embedding oracy as a whole-school priority.  
  • Explore the features of effective oracy provision across classrooms, subjects, and phases.  
  • Identify the systems, structures, and routines that support high-quality speaking and listening.  
  • Consider how a shared framework and consistent expectations can promote purposeful classroom talk.  
  • Examine approaches to assessing and monitoring oracy development.  
  • Develop strategies for leading sustainable, school-wide implementation of oracy.  
  • Create an action plan to strengthen oracy provision within participants’ own school contexts. 
Intended outcomes
  • Articulate a clear vision for oracy within a whole-school context.  
  • Identify the key components of effective oracy practice and how these can be implemented consistently.  
  • Evaluate their school’s current approach to oracy and identify strengths and areas for development.  
  • Select appropriate frameworks, routines and assessment approaches to support high-quality classroom talk.  
  • Develop practical next steps for embedding oracy within their own school improvement priorities.  
  • Leave with an initial action plan to support sustainable implementation and ongoing development of oracy across their school. 
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Georgie Ross

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With over 25 years in education, Georgie Ross is an international educator and oracy specialist committed to transforming how young people and teachers communicate. She has worked in schools across the world, coaching students and educators in oracy, public speaking, presentation, and purposeful classroom dialogue. Georgie is part of the 'Implementing Oracy' programme at the University of Cambridge and serves as an Oracy Coach for the English Speaking Union, helping schools embed oracy into everyday learning. As Director of Professional Learning for the Oracy Education Group, she is part of the leadership team launching a global communication programme for young people and launched the very first Oracy centre in India in May 2026. Her mission is to empower the next generation and the educators who guide them with the communication, collaboration, and confidence skills essential for success in education, leadership, and the future world of work.

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This session explores how schools can embed Oracy as a whole school priority, creating a shared culture of confident speaking, active listening, and purposeful dialogue across subjects and phases. Participants will consider what effective practice looks like in classrooms and beyond, including clear frameworks, consistent expectations, structured talk routines, and meaningful assessment. Practical guidance will support leaders in moving from isolated initiatives to sustainable, school wide implementation. 

 

8:45  Registration and refreshments 
9:00  Why oracy matters 

  • Welcome and introductions 
  • Course aims and intended outcomes 
  • Why oracy is a school improvement priority 
  • The evidence base for oracy and its impact on learning, inclusion and attainment 
  • Oracy and employability 
10:30  Coffee break 
11:00  Defining high quality practice  

  • What is oracy? 
  • The components of effective speaking and listening 
  • Creating a shared language for oracy 
  • Exploring successful whole school models 
13:00  Lunch break 
14:00  Embedding Oracy Across the Curriculum 

Focus: Consistency in practice 

  • Establishing shared expectations 
  • Structured talk routines and classroom protocols 
  • Oracy across different subjects and phases 
  • Supporting all learners through purposeful talk 

From initiative to culture 

  • Developing a whole-school vision 
  • Staff development and coaching 
  • Curriculum planning 
  • Monitoring implementation 
  • Engaging stakeholders
15:30  End 
د.إ1320
Trainer:
Georgie Ross
Duration:
1 Day
Sessions:
1
Language:
English

Natalie Croome is a cross-curricular generalist, specialising in helping teams hone in on just what it is that student learning is showing them about possible areas of focus for teacher and/or leader learning. Using Professional Learning Standards as drivers in the design of high-quality Professional Learning Programmes, Natalie guides teams of leaders through engaging inquiries, honing in on connecting teacher learning to student learning. Natalie brings a fresh, adaptable and flexible approach to her work in leading Professional Learning; keeping it open to questions, research and taking a personal approach to the design process. In this way, she involves Professional Learners in the whole process, from identifying the focus area/s, designing the learning,facilitation, school-based practice, sharing findings, asking new questions... Areas of expertise include teacher identity, the ethics and professional practice of international education, global education pedagogies, bilingual & multilingual classrooms, inquiry-based learning, Cognitive Coaching, interdisciplinary & transdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning, collaborative happiness, Positive Psychology and Emotional Intelligence. Natalie combines a professional approach with a sense of fun and a passion for connecting with people, building relationships, and leveraging curiosity, creativity and play as powerful learning tools.