Debating, Oracy and Teaching Evaluation

In this short film Beth Eades, in a conversation with Fiona Moss, explains what she means when she is talking about oracy and more specifically oracy in RE. She talks about the importance of listening as well as speaking and the importance of the subsequent dialogue that builds up. Beth explains the oral tradition of many of the things we study, the oracy skills we build up in the different disciplines of RE and the importance of modelling disagreeing well, holding different ideas, beliefs and opinions without having an argument.

You might want to watch this film and consider

How are we supporting our pupils to disagree well?
What oracy strategies do we or could we use in RE/RVE/RME?

Beth Eades studied a part time Learning and Teaching Masters at Oxford University and was part of the Culham St Gabriel’s Masters Scholarship Programme.

The research she carried out is focussed on GCSE students but may provide useful to teachers of younger and older pupils too. Looking at her research poster supports you to set up a debate in class and also shares key reading if you would like to look into this area further. Beth has generously shared her sample resources and some sample work from pupils. Looking at her research poster supports you to set up a debate in class.

She also spoke at RExChange, download a copy of the slides.

St Andrews Ethics Cup https://ethicscup.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/
Oracy Commission report https://oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/oec-report/
Philosothon https://philosothon.co.uk/

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