Speaking and listening
A range of suggested approaches to help you build and secure pupils’ skills. This includes materials to help adapt teaching and use different contexts.
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Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening
Find a collection of teaching approaches and classroom activities relating to the four strands of speaking and listening in the Framework for secondary English. This collection is 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Using speaking and listening strands to plan for progression
Find here a summary of all the secondary English strands and substrands for speaking and listening. This summary can help when planing for progression, and tailoring teaching to cover all relevant areas of focus. This is part of 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Substrand 1.1: Developing active listening skills and strategies
Read about the skills developed in the secondary English substrand 1.1: 'Developing active listening skills and strategies', a substrand of 'Listening and responding'. Find the skills you might want to emphasise in each year. This is part of 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Substrand 1.2: Understanding and responding to what speakers say in formal and informal contexts
Read about the skills developed in the secondary English substrand 1.2: 'Understanding and responding to what speakers say in formal and informal contexts', a substrand of 'Listening and responding'. Find the skills you might want to emphasise in each year. This is part of 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Substrand 2.1: Developing and adapting speaking skills and strategies in formal and informal contexts
Read about the skills developed in the secondary Framework substrand 2.1: 'Developing and adapting speaking skills and strategies in formal and informal contexts', a substrand of 'Speaking and presenting'. Find the skills you might want to emphasise in each year. This is part of 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Substrand 2.2: Using and adapting the conventions and forms of spoken texts
Read about the skills developed in the secondary Framework substrand 2.2: 'Using and adapting the conventions and forms of spoken texts', a substrand of 'Speaking and presenting'. Find the skills you might want to emphasise in each year. This is part of 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Strand 3: Group discussion and interaction
Read about the substrands of strand 3 ('Group discussion and interaction') of the Framework for secondary English. You will also find information about group organisation and suggestions for organising groups in a variety of ways. This is part of 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Substrand 4.1: Using different dramatic approaches to explore ideas, texts and issues
Read about the skills developed in the secondary English substrand 4.1: 'Using different dramatic approaches to explore ideas, texts and issues', a substrand of 'Drama, role-play and performance'. Find the skills you might want to emphasise in each year. This is part of 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Substrand 4.2: Developing, adapting and responding to dramatic techniques, conventions and styles
Read about the skills developed in the secondary Framework substrand 4.2: 'Developing, adapting and responding to dramatic techniques, conventions and styles', a substrand of 'Drama, role-play and performance'. Find the skills you might want to emphasise in each year. This is part of 'Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening'.
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Teaching for progression: Speaking and listening
A resource for teachers of secondary English to teach speaking and listening at KS3 and KS4. Contains ideas for teaching and learning and pupil progress.
