Progression in group
discussion skills
Skills are developed as
learners engage in
discussions for a range
of purposes in a range
of contexts.
Curricular Areas
IDL
Life and ethos of
the school
Wider
achievement
Responding
Four contexts of the curriculum
Turn
taking
Articulating
ideas,
thoughts and
feelings
In discussion, learners will progress from
turntaking and articulating ideas, thoughts and
feelings to responding, questioning, challenging,
summarising and building on the contributions of
others. Learners will work more independently to
research, plan, create and deliver spoken texts of
increasing complexity as appropriate to purpose
and audience.
Challenging
It is important that listening and talking skills are
transferred across all areas of the curriculum;
therefore, assessing listening and talking in
different contexts within the school is important in
assessing progression and to ascertain whether a
learner has achieved a level.
Summarising
Building on
contributions
Types of discussion
Exploring ideas
and developing
knowledge
Early
LEVEL
1st
LEVEL
Analysing and
evaluation
2nd
LEVEL
Debating
different
viewpoints and
reaching
conclusions
Using
language
effectively and
confidently
3rd
LEVEL
4th
LEVEL
FULL RANGE OF GROUP
DISCUSSION SKILLS
EARLY SKILLS
Questioning
Progression in group
discussion skills
Skills are developed as
learners engage in
discussions for a range
of purposes in a range
of contexts.
Curricular Areas
EARLY SKILLS
Wider
achievement
Responding
LEVEL
In discussion, learners will progress from
turntaking and articulating ideas, thoughts and
feelings to responding, questioning, challenging,
summarising and building on the contributions of
others. Learners will work more independently to
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plan, create information
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Exploring ideas
and developing
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LEVEL
1st
LEVEL
Analysing and
evaluation
2nd
LEVEL
Debating
different
viewpoints and
reaching
conclusions
Using
language
effectively and
confidently
3rd
LEVEL
4th
LEVEL
FULL RANGE OF GROUP
DISCUSSION SKILLS
Articulating
ideas,
thoughts and
feelings
Life and ethos of
the school
Four contexts of the curriculum
Early
Turn
taking
IDL
Progression in group
discussion skills
Skills are developed as
learners engage in
discussions for a range
of purposes in a range
of contexts.
Curricular Areas
EARLY SKILLS
Wider
achievement
Responding
LEVEL
In discussion, learners will progress from
turntaking and articulating ideas, thoughts and
feelings to responding, questioning, challenging,
summarising and building on the contributions of
others. Learners will work more independently to
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create and
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Summarising
Building on
contributions
Types of discussion
Exploring ideas
and developing
knowledge
Early
LEVEL
1st
LEVEL
Analysing and
evaluation
2nd
LEVEL
Debating
different
viewpoints and
reaching
conclusions
Using
language
effectively and
confidently
3rd
LEVEL
4th
LEVEL
FULL RANGE OF GROUP
DISCUSSION SKILLS
Articulating
ideas,
thoughts and
feelings
Life and ethos of
the school
Four contexts of the curriculum
1st
Turn
taking
IDL
Progression in group
discussion skills
Skills are developed as
learners engage in
discussions for a range
of purposes in a range
of contexts.
Curricular Areas
EARLY SKILLS
Wider
achievement
Responding
LEVEL
In discussion, learners will progress from
turntaking and articulating ideas, thoughts and
feelings to responding, questioning, challenging,
summarising and building on the contributions of
others.
Learners
will work
more independently
to showing
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create and deliver spoken texts of
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Summarising
Building on
contributions
Types of discussion
Exploring ideas
and developing
knowledge
Early
LEVEL
1st
LEVEL
Analysing and
evaluation
2nd
LEVEL
Debating
different
viewpoints and
reaching
conclusions
Using
language
effectively and
confidently
3rd
LEVEL
4th
LEVEL
FULL RANGE OF GROUP
DISCUSSION SKILLS
Articulating
ideas,
thoughts and
feelings
Life and ethos of
the school
Four contexts of the curriculum
2nd
Turn
taking
IDL
Progression in group
discussion skills
Skills are developed as
learners engage in
discussions for a range
of purposes in a range
of contexts.
Curricular Areas
EARLY SKILLS
LEVEL
In discussion, learners will progress from
turntaking and articulating ideas, thoughts and
feelings to responding, questioning, challenging,
summarising and building on the contributions of
others. Learners will work more independently to
research,
create and
and confidently
deliver spoken
texts in
ofdifferent contexts.
• Engagesplan,
respectfully
with others
increasing complexity as appropriate to purpose
• Contributes relevant ideas, knowledge and opinions, communicating
and audience.
clearly, using appropriate vocabulary and offering supporting
evidence
or detail.
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important
that listening and talking skills are
transferred
across
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gesture, emphasis, choice of words, tone, register, rhetorical devices.
Exploring ideas
and developing
knowledge
Early
LEVEL
Wider
achievement
Responding
1st
LEVEL
Analysing and
evaluation
2nd
LEVEL
Debating
different
viewpoints and
reaching
conclusions
X
Questioning
Challenging
Summarising
Building on
contributions
Using
language
effectively and
confidently
3rd
LEVEL
4th
LEVEL
FULL RANGE OF GROUP
DISCUSSION SKILLS
Articulating
ideas,
thoughts and
feelings
Life and ethos of
the school
Four contexts of the curriculum
3rd
Turn
taking
IDL
Progression in group
discussion skills
Skills are developed as
learners engage in
discussions for a range
of purposes in a range
of contexts.
Curricular Areas
EARLY SKILLS
LEVEL
In discussion, learners will progress from
turntaking and articulating ideas, thoughts and
feelings to responding, questioning, challenging,
summarising and building on the contributions of
others. Learners will work more independently to
• Engages respectfully and confidently with others in a wide range of
research, plan, create and deliver spoken texts of
contexts.
increasing complexity as appropriate to purpose
andideas,
audience.
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knowledge and opinions, communicating
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Debating
Exploring ideas
and developing
knowledge
Early
LEVEL
Wider
achievement
Responding
1st
LEVEL
Analysing and
evaluation
2nd
LEVEL
different
viewpoints and
reaching
conclusions
3rd
LEVEL
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Questioning
Challenging
Summarising
Building on
contributions
Using
language
effectively and
confidently
4th
LEVEL
FULL RANGE OF GROUP
DISCUSSION SKILLS
Articulating
ideas,
thoughts and
feelings
Life and ethos of
the school
Four contexts of the curriculum
4th
Turn
taking
IDL