Twelve ready-to-teach discussions on what pupils are already thinking about: whether it is ever kind to lie, what a friend owes a friend, whether comparison ever helps, whether failing is useful, whether you should always be yourself, what makes an apology real, who decides what is normal, whether it is weak to ask for help, forgiveness, what a good life is made of, and what courage actually is.

Written for teaching outside your specialism.
Every Talking Point carries a full Teacher Briefing: five-minute prep if you are covering the lesson at short notice, the background you need, dated key facts, where the experts genuinely disagree, and the questions pupils ask that catch teachers out. The pack also includes a Subject Background & Further Reading document — deeper context on all twelve topics with a curated reading list of named, stable sources rather than links that go dead.

Written for safe delivery. Every discussion stays hypothetical, nothing invites disclosure, sensitivity notes are built into each Talking Point, and help-seeking is signposted. No parental sign-off required.

Dual coverage: PSHE core themes and oracy, aligned to the four strands of the Oracy Skills Framework.

Includes: 12 Talking Points, each with a Teacher Briefing · Teacher Guide (impartiality, sensitivity, assessment) · Protocol Cards · Subject Background & Further Reading · Pupil Talk Log · Curriculum Map · Display Deck · References

Aligned to the Oracy Skills Framework (Voice 21 & Oracy Cambridge, University of Cambridge; © Voice 21 and the University of Cambridge, 2018 — ), an openly published framework. This resource draws on the Framework’s four strands but does not reproduce it. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or produced by Voice 21, the University of Cambridge or the DfE.
Verity Talking Points · Citizenship & British Values · Key Stage 3
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