Key facts
94% of employers believe that life skills such as confidence, motivation, resilience and communication, all of which are provided by good oracy education, are as or more important than academic qualifications.
88% of young people agree
(Cullinane and Montacute, 2017)
Essential Information for Teachers
- What: Half-day or full-day INSET or twilight sessions covering the importance of oracy in the classroom and how to practically embed oracy practices into the curriculum and across your school.
- When: Training can be run at a day and time of your choosing. We can deliver our CPD throughout the year, including through a series of three twilight evening sessions. We also have an ‘open to all’ CPD offer that runs at our ESU headquarters at Dartmouth House throughout the year. Places for this are purchasable by teachers on an individual basis.
- Where: Training can be held at your school or at our headquarters in London.
- Who: Suitable for all teachers and practitioners of primary and secondary education, workshops are delivered by our expert Oracy Leaders.
- How: Click below to enquire, and one of our team will be in touch.
- Cost: Half day CPD: £625. Full day CPD: £1095. Twilight CPD: £1450.
A Brief Overview of CPD
Get expert-led CPD training at your school from the English-Speaking Union. With over a century of experience in debate, public speaking, and oracy education, join us to understand why oracy is imperative to your students’ future, and how you, as their teacher can ensure they develop the essential skills they’ll need for life.
Our interactive training sessions provide an opportunity to ‘get on your feet’ with some of our tried-and-tested games and strategies for developing our Four Key Skillsets of oracy in both the classroom and your curriculum.
Teachers will leave with increased confidence in talking about and using oracy, as well as practical tools to use immediately in school.
Each of our Training sessions offers something different. Click below to enquire now!
Why take part in CPD?
- Choice of training to suit your needs and phase of your teaching career
- Supportive, experienced trainers to build your confidence
- Further your knowledge and enhance your teaching skills
- Receive Take-away resources and support
- Gain a deeper understanding of role of oracy in the classroom
Upcoming CPD events
As well as our CPD programmes for schools, we run practical and informative CPD workshops and networking events for teachers wanting to learn more about developing oracy in their classroom.
Our next CPD open day at our HQ in London will be held on 14th February 2025, book your ticket now!
If you are interested in attending an ‘open to all’ CPD session at Dartmouth House, please contact us at [email protected] or +44(0)20 7529 1582.
‘Our trainer’s knowledge and confidence inspired me to explore debating and to encourage my class to learn this skill to help them move forward in all aspects of their life and learning’
Teacher testimonial
FIND OUT MORE
If you have any questions or queries about CPD workshops, enquire using the button below and one of our team will be in touch.
You can also register for our mailing list to ensure you are notified on CPD updates, and to engage with our free webinar series and other oracy opportunities from the ESU.
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