Spoken English matters, a lot
Over the past month, we’ve launched a spoken English programme where 14/15-year old pupils from local schools have been to workshops led by our International Baccalaureate students. Then, a month later, the same pupils returned to compete in a spoken English event. It was striking how confident the students felt, how daunted they were at first and how hard they prepared.
Having the opportunity to be on stage and focussing on what they say rather than what they write is important. In the long run, if students can say it, they’re more likely to be able to write it…at least, that’s what we believe.