How do we know what children think or understand if we can’t hear their voices?
As teachers and school leaders, conversations often focus on what a primary classroom should “look like”. When I think back to my teaching training or lesson observations, there were a number of common questions:
While these are all valid and have their rightful place, momentum seems to have built, particularly recently, around what a primary classroom “sounds like”.
So, why now? The most common category of need for pupils on SEN support are speech, language, and communication needs – 25.6% – according to government figures (DfE, 2024). And, as we know, fluency in the English language is an essential foundation for success in all subjects.
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