St Mary's Catholic Primary School Case Study
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School places a strong emphasis on developing confident communicators through its curriculum. The leadership team and teachers recognise that strong oral language skills are essential for literacy, collaboration, reasoning and lifelong confidence.
To further develop pupils’ spoken language across subjects, the school adopted Oracy Champions, with particular focus on implementing the interactive Say It, See It game in classroom practice.
This initiative aligns with the school’s aims to ensure pupils can express ideas clearly, listen actively, and link speech to writing and reasoning across the curriculum.
What Say It, See It Does
Say It, See It is an activity within the Oracy Champions platform that uses visual prompts and student description to enhance spoken communication. In this game:
- Students verbalise descriptions of images or concepts.
- Their spoken language is recorded and used as evidence of oracy skills development.
- Teachers can track progress, support vocabulary development, and engage learners through an enjoyable, game-based structure.
- This bridges spoken language, listening skills and higher-order thinking within a fun, collaborative environment.
Conclusion
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School’s implementation of Oracy Champions’ Say It, See It game is a strong example of how schools can embed structured oracy development into an everyday curriculum. By:
✔ integrating talk across subjects,
✔ using visual prompts to support expression, and
✔ monitoring progress systematically,
The school has created a dynamic oracy culture that supports confidence, communication skills and academic development.
Oracy Champions has had a positive impact at St Mary’s. The Say It, See It game has helped pupils grow in confidence, develop their vocabulary and take pride in expressing their ideas clearly. It has been a valuable tool in supporting spoken language across the school.
Headteacher
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Knaresborough