Strong speaking for every child in Year 6
Speak to One · Speak to a Few · Speak to Many
Mighty Oak is a ready-to-teach oral language programme that gives every child in your class a real turn to speak, in every lesson. Pupils practise four simple speaking skills, first with one listener, then a few, then the whole class.
In Year 6, the focus is on gaining and holding attention, maintaining connection across an audience, using controlled, purposeful gestures, and making deliberate choices with volume, pace, tone, pause and emphasis so important ideas are clear and engaging.
No public-speaking experience or special equipment needed. Follow the routine, model the skill and let the children speak.
Lessons at a glance
Short, active lessons of about 30 minutes. The audience grows from One → Few → Many.
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Lesson 1 · Speak to One: in pairs, one pupil describes a picture their partner cannot see, speaking with increasing confidence and control, maintaining connection with one listener and making deliberate choices with gesture and voice.
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Lesson 2 · Speak to a Few: in groups of four, one speaker maintains connection across three listeners, uses controlled, purposeful gestures and adapts the voice so every listener can follow and stay engaged.
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Lesson 3 · Speak to Many: facing the whole class as audience, pupils learn to gain and hold attention, maintain connection across a larger audience, use controlled, purposeful gestures and make deliberate choices about volume, pace, tone, pause and emphasis.
What's included
Everything a class teacher needs to walk in and teach.
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Programme Brief: teaching mindset, routines, differentiation and curriculum alignment
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A Teacher Guide for every lesson
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Ready-to-show Lesson Slides for the whiteboard
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Pupil Self-Assessment sheet
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Printable Classroom Poster of the four skills
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Simple before-and-after assessment guidance for evidence of learning
Ready to get started?
£65 per class (charged as €75) · instant access
Everything you need to teach the Year 6 programme: Programme Brief, Teacher Guides, Lesson Slides, Pupil Self-Assessment and Classroom Poster.
Curriculum alignment
National Curriculum for England · Key Stage 2 · English (Spoken Language)
Mighty Oak supports the statutory Spoken Language requirements of the National Curriculum for England. It particularly helps pupils to:
- Listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
- Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes
- Maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations
- Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English
- Participate in discussions, presentations, performances and role play
- Gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s)
- Select and use appropriate registers for effective communication
It also links to PSHE and Relationships Education, follows Universal Design for Learning principles, and gives schools simple before-and-after evidence for the SEF, school development plan and Ofsted's Quality of Education and Personal Development judgements.
Got questions?
Time, equipment, shy speakers, mixed classes and more.
We have answered the questions teachers ask most often, from how much class time each lesson takes to how the programme supports reluctant speakers.