Welcome to the Noisy Classroom, now in our 12th year supporting the use of speaking and listening in the classroom. Our aim is to help teachers use a range of debate, discussion, dialogue, role play and enquiry as part of the Noisy Learning experience.
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We’re really excited to annouce the first year of the International Oratory Festival. It’s an online celebration of speech and drama, taking place on Zoom in time zones around the world from 17 May – 27 May 2022. Do you love words? Do you like to meet new people from around the world? Do you like to think differently? If you do, head over to our new website at oratoryfestival.com.
If you are enjoying using this website to support oracy and debate in your classroom, there are even more ideas available in our book “The Noisy Classroom: Developing Debate and Critical Oracy in Schools”. Available on amazon or through your favourite bookseller.
“Roll up, roll up for the boxing match debate”, the Noisy Classroom’s big-hitter for differentiation and teamwork.
The ball’s in your court, as singles and doubles players line up for some quick-witted rallies of responses.
A great example of a topical and geographically-specific topic from 2012; what similar motions might you set?
Students from Clapton Girls’ Academy show us the key steps to prepare as a team for a debate, using the BP format.
Weighty arguments in our lean, mean 2-a-side format with plenty of audience questions for dessert.
14 year-old pupils from Bury St Edmunds debate an engaging politics motion in a 3-a-side format with floor debate.
Take it from me, a debating veteran, it was s stunning, life-enhancing day. The time and format put young people at their ease so that they could shine. And shine they did. It was some of the best quality junior debating I have seen.
It was refreshingly valuable. For once, I didn’t feel patronised or reminded how to ‘suck eggs.’It was wonderful to see someone who was so passionate and clearly a subject expert, share her experiences and real ways to make this work.I also appreciated, even though you aren’t a teacher, your ability to make it completely applicable to our job. You were aware of the frustrations we face with curriculum and school bureaucracy but also offered practical and beneficial solutions to things we hadn’t even anticipated.It was a pleasure to meet you.
