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Democratic talk: from discussion to deliberation
Five Nations Network Conference 2018 | Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 January | London, England

Workshop Choices Form
Participants will have the opportunity to participate in two workshops on Sunday 28 January. Please select which two you would like to attend. The workshop descriptions are at the bottom of the page. Please complete this form by 9.00am Tuesday 23 January.
    Sunday 28 January, 9.15am - 10.30am. Please select one of the following:
    Sunday 28 January, 11.00am - 12.15pm. Please select one of the following:
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Workshop Descriptions:

1. You’re all talk… strategies & approaches for embedding critical oracy and dialogue across the curriculum

Based on the evidence from recent EEF (Education Endowment Fund) trials and case studies from UK schools, this workshop will introduce strategies to develop oracy, deliberation and dialogue across the curriculum and throughout a school’s culture - enabling every child to find their voice. The session will explore how to plan for purposeful talk, create meaningful contexts for deliberation, methods to encourage participation and engagement of all students, frameworks for identifying key competencies and skills for oracy and whole school approaches to dialouge  and oracy. Participants will leave with research highlights, practical techniques, inspiration and a toolkit of resources.

Workshop leader: Beccy Earnshaw, Voice21, Stratford, England

​2. Using drama strategies to explore political issues

Using drama, theatre and spoken word we will explore what local, national and global politics means to us both on a day to day basis and on a deeper more philosophical and ideological perspective.  How does one link the personal with the events and issues which seem beyond our grasp on a day to day basis. Participants will try out drama strategies during the session and discuss how they can use them in their teaching.
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​Workshop leader: Abdul Shayek, FIO, Wales

3. Controversial issues

This session will be both practical and discursive. The aim will be firstly to reaffirm why we think political literacy through controversial topics is important and through recent research evidence consider the positive impact such learning has on values and attitudes of pupils in schools. Second we will examine a teaching approach from a pedagogical perspective discussing both the possible pitfalls and the best ways of using it in the classroom, drawing on experiences so far of different teachers.

Workshop leader: Henry Maitles, School of Education, University of the West of Scotland, Scotland

4. Developing 'Political Generosity' through Classroom Deliberation

This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to experience a number of active classroom methodologies (such as deliberative discussions, socratic questioning and 'structured academic controversy') aimed at enhancing young people's ability to deliberate with others on issues relating to the politically complex worlds in which they live. In particular, participants will explore how we can move our students from debate/discussion towards deliberation and, in particular, towards an understanding of the 'reasonableness' of perspectives outside their own world view.  Participants will also be introduced to the concept of 'political generosity' (a rights-based approach to political identity) which encourages young people to move beyond 'tolerance' to understanding and legitimising multiple perspectives. Participants will also be provided with access to a wide range of practical resources to support deliberation in the classroom.

Workshop leader: Lesley Emerson, School of Education and Centre for Children’s Rights, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland

  • About
    • Strategy Group and Terms of Reference
    • Five Nations Network Management Team
    • Contact us
    • Five Nations Network Evaluation
    • Funding and support
  • Conferences
    • Edinburgh [2025] >
      • Guest Speakers and Session Resources 2025
    • London [2024] >
      • Guest Speakers and Session Resources 2024
    • Dublin [2023] >
      • Guest Speakers and Session Resources 2023
    • Cardiff [2022] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2022
    • Online [2021] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2021
    • Belfast [2020] >
      • Keynote and session resources
      • Photo Gallery
    • Glasgow [2019] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2019
    • London [2018] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2018
    • Dublin [2017] >
      • Workshop and seminar resources 2017
      • Guest and plenary speakers 2017
    • Cardiff [2015] >
      • Seminar resources 2015
      • Keynote speakers 2015
    • Belfast [2014] >
      • Keynote speakers 2014
      • Seminar resources 2014
      • Recommended readings 2014
    • Edinburgh [2013] >
      • Speakers and presentations
      • Workshop Resources
      • Small-Scale Research Initiative Marketplace
    • Reading [2012] >
      • Workshops >
        • Social media and citizenship teaching
        • Engaging young people with democracy and Parliaments
        • 'Comic life'- citizenship through digital story-telling
        • Harnessing digital technologies in citizenship teaching
        • Using Apple-specific technology successfully in teaching
      • Guest speakers
    • Previous conferences [2000-2011]
  • Publications
  • Funded Projects
    • FNDPs 2019-20
    • FNDPs 2017-18
    • FNDPs 2016-17
    • FNDPs 2015-16
    • Completed SSRIs >
      • Promoting Values and Citizenship through Human Rights Education
      • Enabling Student Voice in the Classroom
      • Campaign! Make an impact
      • Promoting citizenship and values education in primary schools facing challenging socio-economic circumstances: an exploratory pilot
      • Beyond Sectarianism - new thinking for a new generation
      • Meeting the cross curricular challenge
    • SSRI Awards >
      • 2014 Awards
      • 2013 Awards
      • 2012 Awards
      • 2011 Awards
      • 2010 Awards
  • Citizenship
    • England
    • Ireland
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    • Scotland
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  • News
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