Visit a Chatta Hub School: See Chatta in Action
Chatta HUB Schools offer an inspiring opportunity for teachers and leaders from other schools to see the transformative power and impact of Chatta in action in classrooms.
The sessions last 2 hours and include classroom demonstrations and a practical explanation of how the Chatta approach supports inclusive whole-class teaching, removes barriers to writing, strengthens oral language and vocabulary use, and helps support progress for all pupils, in all subjects, and all year groups in both mainstream and special schools.
Seeing the power, adaptability and simplicity of Chatta first-hand is frequently described as ‘transformational’, and ‘so simple but so powerful’. If your school development priorities are linked to any of the aspects of teaching and learning listed below, book your place and experience Chatta for yourself.
- Inclusive teaching / Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision
- Oracy/Spoken Language/Vocabulary
- Subject Knowledge and Understanding
- Removing Barriers To Writing/ Building Stamina
- Early Years Communication and Language
- Adaptive Teaching for pupils with SEND
- Supporting Progress for Pupils New To English
Chatta Hub Schools
Moorlands Primary School, Huddersfield
"Chatta is an inclusive classroom approach that has transformed the way all our pupils access learning and confidently demonstrate their understanding through spoken language. It adds significant value to children’s learning by strengthening their communication skills, deepening understanding, and empowering every learner to succeed."
Sophie Walker, SENDCo
Upcoming Date:
Tuesday 20th January 2026
Drapers' Maylands Primary School, Havering, London
Trudy Spillane, Executive Headteacher
Upcoming Date:
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Swinemoor Primary School, Beverley, East Yorkshire
"Chatta is simple, powerful and transformative for all pupils, strengthening vocabulary use and understanding, oral language skills, subject knowledge and removing barriers to writing. It's a central aspect of teaching and learning at our school and I encourage school leaders to visit to see the impact for themselves in classrooms."
Jane Sharp, Deputy Headteacher, Swinemoor Primary School
What To Expect
The 2 hour hub school visits are led by Chris Williams.
Visit Outline
1: Introduction to the Chatta approach.
2: Two classroom demonstration sessions (KS1 and KS2).
3: Reflection and review following the class demonstration. Explore ways forward.
Refreshments and explanatory documents are provided.
Who Should Attend
This visits are perfect for:
✔ School leaders looking for proven strategies to improve learning, understanding and language fluency.
✔ SENDCo's and literacy leaders supporting pupils with SEND, EAL, and barriers to learning.
✔ Pupil premium, inclusion and writing leaders aiming to accelerate progress for all pupils.
Places are limited and early booking is recommended.
Why Chatta Works: The Research Behind It
Chatta is built on decades of educational research into language development, scaffolding, and
fluency-building.
✔ Scaffolding (Vygotsky). Step-by-step oral modelling helps pupils compose sentences confidently.
✔ Modelling (Bandura). Structured live demonstrations build expressive language and fluency.
✔ Cognitive Load Theory (Sweller). Chatta simplifies sentence composition, preventing overload.
✔ Multimedia Learning (Mayer). Voice, images, repetition, and sequencing strengthen memory and
comprehension.
✔ Speaking as a Bridge to Writing (Bruner, Tomasello). Pupils learn language best when speaking,
refining, and recalling it first.
Chatta ensures pupils engage deeply, understand fully, and compose effortlessly; helping them
thrive in every aspect of learning.
Dates, Times and Venues
Moorlands Primary School
Tuesday 20th January 2026
9:30 -11:30AM
1:15 - 3:15PM
Drapers' Maylands Primary School
Tuesday 10th February 2026
9:30 -11:30AM
1:15 - 3:15PM
