{"id":1507,"date":"2024-11-12T07:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T07:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/172-236-14-252.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/?page_id=1507"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:23:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:23:50","slug":"speaking-listening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/speaking-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking &amp; Listening"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1507\" class=\"elementor elementor-1507\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4eac1f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a4eac1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c6c7c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0c6c7c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13dafc8\" data-id=\"13dafc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c4212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89c4212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Learning Objectives:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3401415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3401415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through the Speaking and Listening Syllabus and examinations Learners will have the opportunity to:<\/p><ul><li>Develop communication, reading, and performance techniques<\/li><li>Develop clear speech<\/li><li>Develop imagination and creativity<\/li><li>Increase self-confidence<\/li><li>Promote self-enrichment<\/li><li>Stimulate research skills<\/li><li>Instil a love of literature and drama<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edff8ea\" data-id=\"edff8ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-563dfd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"563dfd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e962d2\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766968f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766968f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Groups<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c00941d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c00941d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e483eea\" data-id=\"e483eea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b8c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b8c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>EXAMINATIONS GRADES<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcd6517\" data-id=\"dcd6517\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1819c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1819c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Preparatory | Introductory | Preliminary | Transition<\/li>\n<li>Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5c6d75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a5c6d75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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skills that are just as important in your personal life as in your chosen career life path. So it is a wonderful opportunity to provide learners of all ages, with a framework that will help them to develop these skills and capabilities, and deepen their&nbsp;experience as they progress through the examination grades. Student Learning Objectives: Through the Speaking and Listening Syllabus and examinations Learners will have the opportunity to: Develop communication, reading, and performance techniques Develop clear speech Develop imagination and creativity Increase self-confidence Promote self-enrichment Stimulate research skills Instil a love of literature and drama PERFORMER CATEGORIES Groups EXAMINATIONS GRADES Preparatory | Introductory | Preliminary | Transition Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 UCAS TARIFF POINTS Between 8 and 30 points (subject to pass mark) Grades 6, 7, 8 ONLY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1507","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1507"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4991,"href":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1507\/revisions\/4991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neweraacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}