Primary Talk

As part of the GLA, Great Oldbury Primary Academy encourages and supports language skills at every opportunity. Children will be provided with additional targeted speech and language support if required, enabling all children to become confident communicators. Knowledge and vocabulary will be explored using increasingly difficult complex communication strategies so that children can share the knowledge they have gained, whilst understanding that mistakes and differing opinions are a part of learning.

Primary Talk is a driver for enriching the curriculum, providing opportunities to work collaboratively to solve problems, present learning, ask questions and disagree respectfully, whilst building cultural capital through social interaction and conversation with those who may have differing experiences.

At GOPA we have the highest aspirations for our children and understand the importance of children being able to communicate their own aspirations, knowing that reaching their goals can only be achieved through open dialogue and the expression of thoughts with others.