Develop Brilliant Speaking

Help every child develop their oracy skills in Year 7 in English or drama lessons to build confidence and thrive in their learning and life beyond school.Winner Education Resources Awards 2026 – Secondary (Non‑ICT)Crafted and refined in the classroom by brilliant teacher Djamila Boothman, see every child blossom as they find their voice and build and practise their speaking and listening skills.Easy to slot into KS3 schemes of work with 10 fully-resourced lessons with lesson notes, PowerPoints, videos and worksheets in one customisable teacher pack for the whole English departmentAid transition from primary to secondary school, building social skills and interactions over the course of a termEmpower students to voice their opinions, thoughts and feelings through debating, speech making, listening, responding and working collaborativelySet high expectations and high challenge with inspiring activities on relatable topicsFoster a whole school approach with subject-specific suggestions for oracy practice ​ContentsLesson 1: Introducing oracyLesson 2: Physical aspects of oracy: gestures and body languageLesson 3: The importance of the voiceLesson 4: Introducing rhetoricLesson 5: Oracy as a social tool: working with othersLesson 6: Active listeningLesson 7: Content and structure: exploring key ingredients for speech writingLesson 8: Creating confidenceLesson 9: Bringing it all togetherLesson 10: Oracy: the bigger pictureAdditional notes to support oracy across the curriculum