Tongue Fu Talking® is a structured, progressive Oracy System for schools from EYFS to KS3. It provides a clear, cumulative approach to teaching speaking and listening through two modes of talk, four disciplines and twenty three teachable practices, supported by ready to use classroom and leadership resources including in-built CPD. The approach is based upon embedding oracy into a school’s existing curriculum on a daily basis rather than treating oracy as a separate subject with separate oracy lessons, therefore making implementation easy. Everything is designed to support systematic, whole-school implementation so staff can teach oracy with clarity and consistency.

Schools make a 12 month subscription to the site. The Admin User sets up and invites staff to use the site. Each member of staff therefore has their own login and can access the site, resources and CPD throughout the subscription.

Yes, you can have a 48 hour free trial of the site. Please note trials are restricted to one per user. Resources can be viewed but not downloaded on the trial version.

The cost for a 12 month subscription is based on the number on roll per school ensuring affordable access for all schools. Please view our price bands. To find out which band your school has been allocated please enter your school and click See Price Plans. If your school has been allocated the wrong price band please contact us and we will amend accordingly.

Yes. Several schools from a Trust can subscribe under one Trust, making it even cheaper for individual schools. Just contact us with the total number on roll of all schools wishing to subscribe as well as the number of teacher logins required.

As well as the Oracy Framework, schools have access to Leader Resources including a Getting Started Staff Meeting, a 12 month Implementation Plan, Oracy Policy, Oracy Audit tools, Oracy and Metacognition CPD and guidance for parents. Teacher Resources include Games to introduce the 4 Bonds, structured debate ideas for all curriculum subjects, Because, So, But discussions with sentence starters from every strand of the science curriculum from EYFS to KS3, classroom talk activities, metacognition activities, presentation talk ideas including prompt wheels, Five a Week Vocabulary Spine as well as assessment grids for students to self-assess and teachers to use as feedback prompts.

Yes, there is inbuilt CPD for schools to access throughout their subscription. Training and consultancy is available from one of our team at an additional cost but most schools do not require this due to the easily navigated site and inbuilt CPD. Technical support is available free of charge throughout your subscription.

There is no right or wrong way to use the site. Although the site provides a structured approach outlining what to do in each of the first 12 months, with links to resources and blogs, schools do not have to use it in this way. They can dip in and out as they wish. For example, the first term could be just introducing the curriculum debates in all subjects across the school, which on its own would be fantastic. The second term you could get the Vocabulary Spine up and running. The more you do the more oracy skills will improve, but even using some activities will improve oracy for your students. All of the above is easy to find via a filtered menu.

No. You are sent a re-subscription invoice 4 to 6 weeks prior to your renewal date giving the option to renew or not at that point.