Deadline for applications: 6 January 2025
Applications will be reviewed by the ESU’s Head of Education Development and partner academics from the Speaking Citizens programme. Outcomes will be shared in January, with successful schools asked to confirm their participation and attendance at a February CPD day.

Successful schools will also be asked to contribute a non-refundable £40 to cover core costs associated with the programme, payable on confirmation of your place.

If you have any questions please contact the ESU on education@esu.org

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* 1. School Name

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* 2. School address

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* 3. Headteacher name

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* 4. Main applicant name

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* 5. Number of years teaching

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* 6. Main applicant job title

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* 7. Main applicant email address

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* 8. Secondary applicant name (if applicable)

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* 9. Number of years teaching

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* 10. Secondary applicant job title

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* 11. Secondary applicant email address

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* 12. Why do you wish to engage in this project? (max 150 words)

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* 13. Please broadly outline your school’s approach to oracy. Detail the role it plays in your curriculum, pedagogy and school culture. (max 100 words)

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* 14. Which oracy initiatives within your school, occurring in the last 12 months, have been particularly successful and enjoyable? (e.g. trials for competitions, flash/mystery/backwards debates, outreach work with other local schools, public-speaking workshops, etc.) (max 100 words)

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* 15. What are your school’s future ambitions and plans to maintain and develop the oracy culture you’ve already established? (max 100 words)

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* 16. What experience / interest do you, or others within your school, have with action research? (max 100 words)

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* 17. Please tell us a little more about the lead practitioners that will participate in this project. (max 200 words)

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* 18. Which ESU programmes, if any, has your school participated in? (max 100 words)

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* 19. Please detail below anything further you feel is useful in support of your application. (max 100 words)

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* 20. By making this application, we are confirming that our school will support this initiative as outlined in the letter of invitation

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