Talk The Talk - Talk About The Future
Talk About The Future, run in partnership with Talk The Talk, is a communication programme designed to support students preparing to leave school by developing their speaking skills to support their interview technique, presentation skills and boosting their self-esteem.
All this and more is covered in a full day (5 hour), in-school workshop, building their confidence, resilience and a positive mindset.
- Suitable for: Years 11, 12 and 13
- Theme: Communication and Employability
- Cost to School: One workshop free (subject to availability and eligibility), then £400 per additional workshop
- Duration: whole school day workshop
- Curriculum / Enrichment: Curriculum – PSHE
To register your interest or make a booking, please contact Chloe Hayman at Chloe@talkthetalkuk.org.
Talk The Talk is a charity providing staff and students with a range of practical oracy workshops. These workshops are led by expert trainers who specialise in using oracy as an educational tool.
In partnership with the Jack Petchey Foundation, mainstream schools, special schools, alternative provisions (APs) and pupil referral units (PRUs) in London and Essex can access funding for Talk About The Future workshops for their state funded students in Year 11, Year 12 and Year 13.
Are your students ready to move on?
Leaving school to enter the world of work, further training or education is both an exciting and daunting time. The prospect of independence is often overwhelming.
The whole day workshop Talk About The Future supports students preparing to leave school or college by developing the competencies needed to take this next step with confidence and a positive mindset. This school workshop contains meaningful activities meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Workshop Aims:
- Identifying employability skills
- Developing interview skills
- Nurturing presentation skills
- Improving connections with employers
- Boosting self-esteem
What does this workshop involve?
This workshop is aimed at students who are either in their final year of secondary school or in Sixth Form – with a focus on improving their connections with employers, colleges and universities.
At the end of this workshop students will be able to keep their workbook which will assist them in creating their first CV, completing their UCAS application and preparing for upcoming interviews.
During the workshop students will:
- Talk about their life experiences and translate these into a defined set of unique skills
- Talk about their plans for moving on – and how confident they feel about this
- Learn about preparing for an interview and appropriate communication during an interview
- Prepare a set of open questions and undergo mock interviews, both as interviewer and interviewee
- Explore the impact and necessity of personal anecdotes within the interview situation
- Prepare for and undergo a mock interview with their trainer and peers
After the workshop:
Receive a personal Impact Report reporting progress across 3 measures and based on student self-assessment during the workshop.
Access our free online follow-up activities to help you embed the skills and confidence in the weeks after the workshops.
