Vision statement  

At The Canons CE Primary, we are working hard to provide a high-quality oracy education. With oracy at the heart of our curriculum, we are committed to building and embedding a culture of oracy. Purposeful talk is used to drive forward learning, through talk in the classroom, which has been planned, designed, modelled, scaffolded and structured to enable all learners to develop the skills needed to talk effectively and with confidence. The deliberate, explicit and systematic teaching of oracy across phases and throughout the curriculum will support children to make progress in the four strands of oracy (Physical, Linguistic, Cognitive, Social and Emotional- Taken from The Oracy Framework, Voice 21).  

We want every child at The Canons to find their voice. We encourage the children to ‘Talk like a…’ across all subjects within our curriculum. Oracy develops pupils' confidence, articulacy and capacity to learn. Providing a high- quality oracy education empowers students, regardless of their background, to find their voice for success in school and in life. Effective communication skills are needed for students to succeed in later life and this is why the teaching of oracy is increasingly prevalent in our school.