Topical Talk

The most meaningful, lasting impact on children comes from in-depth, regular Topical Talk discussions. These build essential thinking and communication skills, and teach children to use these for engaging with the world in the ways they’ll need to in future work and as citizens.

In today’s schools, finding the space for these can be a real challenge. But everything worthwhile is. So, the core purpose of Topical Talk is supporting young people in having regular, in-depth discussions about the news which equip them to thrive in the modern world.

Topical Talk is part of our personal development curriculum and takes place during form time. This time helps students to improve their news literacy and develop oracy through carefully thought out discussion and debate.

The mapping of these activities reflects what is ‘topical’, relevant to students and is varied and global in scope, not just within the United Kingdom. It seeks to explore differences across ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic communities to help students to gain further knowledge, skills and understanding of the wider world. Click the button below to find out more.

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