For oracy & literacy leads

Speaking and listening,
built into the everyday.

A structured discussion in every class builds oracy as a habit, every child talking, with progress you can actually see.

Pupils talking together in class Every child talks No extra marking A real habit Progress you can see
Loved by
Keys Group Blackpool Council
Building better pupil voice

What a Smart School Council changes

The old council
  • Oracy lives in one-off lessons
  • The same confident few do the talking
  • No easy way to show it's improving
A Smart School Council
  • A structured discussion in every class
  • Every child gets regular, structured talk time
  • See speaking and listening improve over time
A real habit

The class meeting

A short, structured discussion in every class, so oracy becomes a routine rather than a one-off lesson.

Pupils talking together in class
Ready to talk

Debate packs and videos

Every session comes with a debate pack and a short video, giving every class a rich topic to reason and listen about, with nothing to prepare.

This week, ready to go
Should zoos exist?
▶ Debate video3 min
📁 Discussion packReady
💬 Sentence starters×5
Progress you can see

Distance-travelled questions

Ask the same question at two points in the year and see how pupils' confidence and reasoning has moved on. No extra marking.

"How confident do you feel speaking in class?"
Autumn
38%
Summer
72%
↑ Same question, real progress
700schools
250,000pupils heard
Infant to PRUevery setting
From the teachers who use it

What teachers say

★★★★★

Oracy is the piece, the jigsaw, that's sometimes lost within literacy. We're already seeing higher quality of writing.

DH
Danny Hart
Head of Literacy, The Observatory School
★★★★★

It's no different really than clicking on a video. The children just take over. They do it for you.

RG
Rachel Gray
Character Development Lead, Kells Lane Primary
★★★★★

Everyone feels this connectedness, that we're in this together and that everyone's voice matters.

LR
Louise Russell
PSHE lead, British International School Budapest
Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Does it add to my marking?

No. Progress shows through the same questions asked over time, not through extra assessment.

How does it build oracy?

A short, structured discussion in every class builds speaking, listening and reasoning as a habit, so pupils talk before they write.

Does every child get to talk?

Yes. The whole-class format gives every pupil regular, structured talk time, not just the confident few.

Do I need to prepare anything?

No. Debate packs, videos and sentence starters are ready to go.

Which year groups does it work with?

Every stage, infant through primary, secondary, SEN and PRU. The discussion adapts to the class.

How do we get started?

Try it free, or join a free walkthrough and we'll set you up.

Ready?

Make oracy a habit

Free to start. See how quickly structured talk becomes part of the everyday.

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