The Noisy Classroom is keen to promote all organisations that work with exciting Speaking & Listening activities. If you’d like your organisation to be featured here, please email debbie@noisyclassroom.com. Please note that the links featured on this page are not under the control of the Noisy Classroom. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
- English-Speaking Union – to find out more about extra -curricular opportunities in speech and debate in the UK
- Debatabase – to find lists of pros and cons for thousands of debating topics
- Intelligence2 – to book tickets or watch videos of public debates
- The PiXL Club Providing school leaders from over 1500 schools with access to vibrant, purposeful conferences and networks of people complemented by online resources, training opportunities and development programmes. The Noisy Classroom is delighted to be working with The PiXL Club running Up For Debate, part of their PiXL Edge Programme.
- Speakers Trust – to see resources or book training in public speaking
- Rotary Club – to enter the Youth Speaks public speaking competition
- Debatewise – to read or contribute to online debates
- Literacy Trust – to read research and get links for oracy
- English Speaking Board – to find out more about entering pupils into speaking assessments
- BT Betterworld – to access resources for more effective communication
- ESU Scotland – to access resources for using debate in the classroom
- Citizenship Foundation – to enter their Mock Trial competitions
- Institute for Citizenship – to enter their BBC Question Time competition
- National Theatre – to access a range of drama education resources
- Royal Shakespeare Company – to book their excellent CPD on using drama to teach Shakespeare
- UK Youth Parliament – to access information about their programmes which help the voices of the UK’s youth be heard
- Debate Central at the University of Vermont – to watch debate videos and stay in touch with debating news from around the world
- IDEA – to access resources, buy publications and find out about international opportunities in debate
- Debate Chamber – to book courses for students in mock trial, mock parliament and debate
- SeeHearTeach and SeeHearDiscover – two exciting new educational organisations, sharing best practice about great teaching and running exciting Learning Events for schools; a regular partner with us at The Noisy Classroom
- Voice21 – to join the movement to promote oracy and access excellent resources
- Communication Trust – to access resources and information about Speech, Language and Communication Needs
- Debating London – to join an adult debating society
- Argument Centred Education – to access superb classroom resources
- Shakespeare Schools Festival – to join the world’s largest youth drama festival
- Sapere – the home of Philosophy for Children
- http://oracycambridge.org – To explore the case for oracy in schools
- https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/oracytoolkit/oracyskillsframework/ – to access the oracy skills framework
- https://www.debatingforeveryone.com – to read the blog by the head of debating at Godolphin and Latymer School
- https://www.shakespeareweek.org.uk – to register and access resources for primary schools including our Shakespeare debating resources