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KS3 Oracy Unit 1: Finding Your Voice | Assembly + Tutor + Lessons

Speaking well is a skill, not a talent - and it can be taught. This complete KS3 unit introduces oracy and the four strands of effective talk (Physical, Linguistic, Cognitive, Social & Emotional), ending with every pupil delivering a short talk and setting their own oracy goal. One pack, three ways to teach it: - Launch Assembly - 5-7 minute script + deck to open the unit - Form Tutor (15-20 min) - six no-prep talk scripts + short decks, written for non-specialists - Full Lessons (50-60 min) - six detailed plans + full decks with objectives, Do Now, discussion questions with model answers, main talk task and support/stretch The six sessions: 1) What is oracy? 2) Speak so people listen (Physical) 3) Choosing the right words (Linguistic) 4) Say what you mean (Cognitive) 5) Talk together (Social & Emotional) 6) Finding your voice in action. Also included: Teacher Guide, dyslexia-friendly Knowledge Organiser, Pupil Oracy Log and a References & Acknowledgements page. No oracy training needed - everything is scripted. Get ahead of the 2028 statutory oracy framework. Aligned to the Oracy Skills Framework (Voice 21 & Oracy Cambridge, University of Cambridge; (c) Voice 21 and the University of Cambridge, 2018), an openly published framework. This resource draws on the Framework's four strands but does not reproduce it. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or produced by Voice 21, the University of Cambridge or the DfE. All lesson content, slides, artwork and wording are original to Verity Education. (c) Verity Education 2026. Licensed for use within the purchasing school.