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Meadowhead School

Meadowhead SchoolAcademy Trust

Confidence and Communication

We want our students to be able to present their thoughts and emotions in an engaging and convincing manner.

Core Activities

Year Seven

All Drama Units including The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty

Let’s Think in English

(English)

Talking about School (Languages)

 

Year Eight

All Drama Units including Fault

Holidays

(Languages)

Presentation on Popular Music

(Music)

 

Year Nine

All Drama Units including Off the Rails

Rebel Voices presentation

(English)

Language and Viewpoint

(English)

Friends and Family (Languages)

Solo or Duet Performance – Musicals

(Music)

 

Year Ten and Year Eleven

Assessed Presentation

(English)

Expressing a Viewpoint

(English)

Mock Interviews

(Event)

 

How else can students develop their confidence and communication?

In lessons at Meadowhead, students are expected to participate in class discussions. Teachers will normally use a “no opt-out” approach that means that everyone is expected to share their ideas verbally. This means that students develop their confidence in speaking and listening skills across all subjects. Students can also:

  • Join debate club – learning the art of formal debating
  • Choose to take a language at GCSE
  • Join drama club and act in a whole school production
  • Participate in an exchange trip – practising speaking and listening skills in another country

Spanish exchange trip

Spanish exchange trip