Oracy in mathematics involves authentic listening, articulation and development of mathematical thinking. It is an essential skill that supports learning by drawing attention to mathematical structure and enabling all pupils to make connections..

How does oracy relate to maths?

Communication takes many forms and can serve many purposes. More than just a convention, talking, listening and communication in mathematics are fundamental to enabling thinking, establishing meaning, and developing a deep understanding of key mathematical ideas.

Teachers support pupils both in expressing themselves mathematically – learning to talk – and in the use of language to reveal mathematical structure – learning through talk – which is at the heart of mathematical learning.

Teachers deliberately create opportunities for pupils’ purposeful talk, through their design of lessons and tasks, including generalisations, sentence starters, stem sentences, and questions asked by pupils.

(NCETM Oracy in Maths Framework – https://www.ncetm.org.uk/teaching-for-mastery/mastery-explained/oracy/oracy-in-mathematics-framework/)

We will look at:

Through the Teaching for Mastery Programme, we aim to support schools to deepen students’ understanding of maths by using strategies for Oracy to develop students’ reasoning skills and to support them in making connections with mathematical structure.

We will consider pedagogical strategies, that participants will experiment with, and the impact that the specific pedagogy of Oracy can have on students’ mathematical thinking and securing understanding.

To sign up you can email office@originmathshub.tgacademy.org.uk

Impact and Resources

We are so proud of the work we have been able to do, please see below some video shorts from our two Work Group leads discussing the impact of the programme.

Introduction to Oracy

What is exploratory talk?

Protocols for Oracy: Classroom Culture

Resources