About this book
In Sullivan, Heaton and Lowde’s Oracy for Learning, discover how oracy can support teachers in the classroom, securing attention and engagement, enhancing meaning-making, and its role in effective retrieval strategies. Secondly, delve into how oracy can thread through the fabric of a school in order to develop confident communicators who can effectively engage with the world around them and are ready for life beyond school.
About the Authors
Nikki Sullivan is a Deputy Headteacher at Beckfoot School in Bradford, with experience in both pastoral and academic senior leadership roles in the UK and Malaysia. In addition to her in-school responsibilities, she contributes to her Trust’s central team by developing professional development programmes.
Kelly Heaton is a Deputy Headteacher at a comprehensive secondary school. She leads initiatives around Retrieval Practice, Metacognition, and independent learning. Kelly has delivered numerous talks at education conferences and has a keen interest in all things Cognitive Science.
Lucy Lowde teaches Religious Education and Psychology at Beckfoot School in Bradford, England. Lucy is also the Oracy lead at Beckfoot and her focus lies in creating enriching opportunities that enable students to communicate confidently and effectively.
What people are saying
“As someone who knew very little about how to incorporate oracy meaningfully into lessons, this book has been an absolute joy to read from cover to cover. I highly recommend this book for all teachers.” – Sarah Cottinghatt, Professional Development Consultant
“In Unlocking Oracy, Nikki Sullivan, Kelly Heaton and Lucy Lowde couldn’t make it any easier to learn about evidence informed oracy practice which can be implemented at a classroom and whole school level. What a comprehensive book!” – Yamina Bibi, Education Consultant, Project Manager and former Deputy Headteacher
What is the Teacher CPD Academy book series?
In short, it’s a series of books written by leading education experts, co-edited by InnerDrive’s Edward Watson and Bradley Busch, and published by Routledge. In this ever-expanding series, educators can discover the many applications of Cognitive Science to Teaching & Learning.
Where does the Academy bit come in? Well, each book will also be accompanied by its own interactive training module on InnerDrive’s Teacher CPD Academy online platform!
Each book offers a deep dive into its own focal area, through a lens of Cognitive Science alongside supporting classroom examples and graphics.
Lead Psychologist at InnerDrive, Bradley Busch says “we are very proud to be able to platform brilliant researchers, teachers and senior leaders as part of this series. They are going to cover areas of topics that matter to classroom teachers and how they can apply Cognitive Science research in new and innovative ways.”
Upcoming in the Teacher CPD Academy book series…
- Independent Learners – Developing Fearless, Knowledgeable, Metacognitive students – by Katie Holmes
- Wicked Leadership – by Dr Neil Gilbride
- Primary Teaching Routines – by Ben Cooper
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More from InnerDrive & Routledge
It’s a real pleasure to collaborate with Routledge on this series, after a brilliant time working with them on our last two books, The Science of Learning and Teaching & Learning Illuminated.
“Their commitment to helping develop evidence-informed teaching and producing high-quality books makes Routledge an ideal publisher for InnerDrive to partner with.” – Edward Watson, founder of InnerDrive