"Mistakes are okay. If you're making mistakes, it shows that you're trying something and that you're working on it." - Pete Munroe

Once upon a time in a radio station boardroom a new Managing Director was giving a talk to the on-air team. During her introduction she said she wanted to see mistakes. She wanted to see ideas that didn't come off. Because if we were getting things wrong, we were trying something new, and we were learning from it.

You can't learn anything new if you don't move in a direction other than where you are.

This is a point that Peter Munroe brilliantly raises and shares examples of this in science teaching in this episode of Oracy And Beyond.

(Admittedly, there's more potential for explosions in a science lab than in a radio studio. Depending on the idea...)

Peter is the Head of Chemisty at Uckfield College and is passionate about oracy in science.

On this episode Peter talks about:

* His own experiences with oracy, in particular struggling to talk to peers, despite a background in drama.

* How oracy gave a voice to young adults who had been affected by the lockdowns during the Covid pandemic, and helped build confidence dented by a lack of social communication.

* How making those mistakes can open the eyes and the minds of young people and give them the confidence to try.

You can find out more about Peter Munroe here.

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Oracy And Beyond is brought to you by Your Podclass, the oracy-led podcast workshop for school-aged children (and their teachers).

You can find out more about Your Podclass here.

It is hosted by me, Al Booth. Please feel free to get in touch with me on:

Instagram: @AlBoothMedia or LinkedIN/AlBooth

And if you'd like to be a guest on Oracy And Beyond, please email me at Al:OracyAndBeyond.com

"I'm talking too much and I'm not letting anyone else speak, and that will be impacting students all the time in my classroom. It's not just the students' oracy; it's mine too. And the staff in the room. That was my epiphany."

Louise Pickering is the Head of Social Sciences at Weavers Academy, part of the Creative Education Trust.

Louise admits to having been someone who taught how she'd been taught to teach... until a chance meeting at a conference led her down an oracy rabbit hole from which she's never surfaced. (Much to the benefit of her students.)

In this episode Louise shares:

* How a student gained a distinction through being taught in an oracy-led environment.

* How oracy would have helped her in her social situations during her academically successful school life.

* How oracy benefits her as a neurodivergent adult.

What really stood out for me was how Louise looks at the need to bring oracy into the learnings of teachers and educators to help them help students.

(As someone who coaches presenting techniques, this really made me think.)

It's a fascinating conversation with a guest who really opens up the landscape in terms of how oracy fits into education and life beyond the classroom.

You can find Louise Pickering on LinkedIn: Louise Marie

Louise was also a brilliant first-time host on Teachers Talk Radio recently.

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If you'd like to appear on Oracy And Beyond, you can email me: Al@OracyAndBeyond.com

Or you can find me on LinkedIn too: Al Booth

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Oracy And Beyond came about after talking to people about my idea for a podcast workshop for schools.

Having learned more about oracy I, like Louise, fell down an oracy rabbit hole and the oracy-led podcast workshop Your Podclass was born.

I was a shy schoolboy, who grew into an unconfident teenager and young adult. All I wanted to do was be on the radio but I lacked the self-confidence to do that until I was in my mid-20s.

As a former commercial and BBC radio and TV presenter, Your Podclass has been set-up with a focus on creating equity for all young people and help them understand that their voice is equal to anybody else's.

To discuss bringing my workshop to your setting, visit YourPodclass.com

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"I would deliberately do bits wrong, and they could tell me. And they did it in pairs, they did it in fours, they did it where they were starting off with a question, or they were halfway through a question. For me, that was like the prime example of how we could prove that oracy was just a brilliant way of doing things."

Caroline Hudson is The Kitchen Table Teacher. With more than 30-years' experience in Early Years teaching and leadership, she specialises in Oracy, Maths and English.

And it is how she brought oracy into her maths teaching, and how it transformed the understanding of her pupils when it came to long division that highlights just how powerful oracy is in creating equity amongst young people.

"Oracy is about giving children the right level of step to have an equal chance at the top."

Caroline also shares her own experience of how a child in Year 6 went from being largely uncommunicative to presenting in front of his class. She also shares how oracy could have made a difference in her own schooling too.

You can find out more about Caroline Hudson in these places:

KitchenTableTeacher.co.uk

Insta: @KitchenTableTeacher

Facebook: Kitchen Table Teacher

Oracy And Beyond is brought to you by Your Podclass - the Oracy-led podcast workshop that I bring into schools to help give confidence to young people through professional podcasting techniques.

To find out more go to YourPodclass.com

If you'd like to discuss bringing Your Podclass into your setting, email me AlBooth@YourPodclass.com

Follow Oracy And Beyond on Instagram @OracyAndBeyond

And if you'd like to be a guest on the show, email me Al@OracyAndBeyond.com

Or find me on LinkedIn - Al Booth