Speak Up Syllabus

Introductory Verse Speaking for 3 - 6 year olds

Introductory Level 1 Age 3 (the teacher is allowed in the room)

Candidates must speak from memory one own choice poem of 4 lines or more.

Introductory Level 2 Age 3/4 (no teacher in the room)

Candidates must speak from memory one own choice poem of 4 lines or more.
Candidates will answer questions about the poem.

Introductory Level 3 Age 3/4/5

Candidates must speak from memory two own choice poems of 4 lines or more.

Introductory Level 4 Age 4/5/6

Candidates must speak from memory one own choice poem of 4 lines or more
AND
Choose one poem from below.

1. My Puppy by S.G.
2. Teddy Bear by S.G.
3. Dragon by S.G.

Poems can be found here.

Introductory Speech for 3 - 6 year olds

Candidates must talk about their favourite toy to the examiner - please bring toy into the room (so not too big)

Introductory Level 2 Age 3/4 (no teacher in the room)

Candidates must speak about favourite toy to the examiner - please bring toy into the room (so not too big)

Introductory Level 3 Age 3/4/5

Candidates must talk about their favourite book with the examiner. Please bring book into the exam room with you.

Introductory Level 4 Age 4/5/6

Candidates should retell their favourite fairy tale in their own words or talk about their favourite television programme. (max 3 mins)

Fees for Introductory level

• Level 1 - £12
• Level 2 - £12.50
• Level 3 - £13
• Level 4 - £14

Junior Level Verse Speaking for ages 5 - 10 years

Candidates must speak from memory one of the following poems and one poem of their own choice (or two from the list).

1. Cat Kisses by Bobbi Katz
2. Little Silver Aeroplane
3. Five Little Owls
4. Shell by Gareth Owen

Junior Grade 2 Age 6/7/8

Candidates must speak from memory one of the following poems and one poem of their own choice (or two from the list).

1. Isn't it Amazing by Max Fatchen
2. The Queen of Hearts
3. Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson
4. Water Everywhere by Valerie Bloom

Junior Grade 3 Age 7/8/9

Candidates must speak from memory one of the following poems and one poem of their own choice (or two from the list).

1. Teeth by Spike Milligan
2. All day Saturday by Charles Causley
3. The Cod by Sir Alfred Douglas
4. The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson

Junior Grade 4 Age 8/9/10

Candidates must speak from memory one of the following poems and one poem of their own choice (or two from the list).

1. The writer of this poem by Roger McGough
2. Something Told the Wild Geese by Rachel Field
3. Windy Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson
4. An Attempt at Free Verse by Wendy Cope

Junior Grade 5 Age 9/10/11

Candidates must speak from memory one of the following poems and one poem of their own choice (or two from the list).

1. Leisure by W.H.Davies
2. Summer Dawn by William Morris
3. Salestalk by Tony Mitton
4. Two Witches Discuss Good Grooming by John Coldwell

Junior Level Speech and Drama for ages 5 - 10 years

Candidates must speak from memory

1. Own choice poem
2. Piece from a book by either Roald Dahl or Beatrix Potter (not more than 2 mins)
3. Talk about word pictures

Junior Grade 2 Age 6/7/8

Candidates must speak from memory

1. Own choice poem
2. Piece from a book by J K Rowling or Hans Christian Anderson - (2 mins max)
3. Talk about Facial Expression

Junior Grade 3 Age 7/8/9

1. Own choice poem
2. Piece from a book by Jacqueline Wilson or the Brothers Grimm (2 mins max)
3. Talk about Pausing

Junior Grade 4 Age 8/9/10

1. Own choice poem
2. Piece from a book by J K Rowling or Michael Morpurgo 2 mins max
3. Talk about Pitch, Power and Pace

Junior Grade 5 Age 9/10/11

1. Own choice poem
2. Piece from a book by Philip Pullman or Charles Ogden or Diana Wynne Jones - 2 mins max
3. Talk about Speech Sounds

Junior Level Reading for ages 4 - 11years

Junior Reading Grade 1 Age 4/5/6/7

Candidates must

1. Read a short poem by A.A.Milne or Eleanor Farjeon
2. Read a piece from a book by Disney (any version) or Roger Hargreaves

Junior Reading Grade 2 Age 6/7/8

Candidates must

1. Read a short poem by Wes Magee or 'anon'
2. Read a piece from a book by E.B.White or Eoin Colfer

Junior Grade 3 Age 7/8/9

Candidates must

1. Read a poem by Ian Serrailleir or Jack Prelutsky
2. Read a piece from a book by Oscar Wilde or Lewis Carroll

Junior Reading Grade 4 Age 8/9/10

Candidates must

1. Read a poem by E.V.Rieu or Wendy Cope
2. Read a piece of prose from a book by J.K.Rowling or from a book of a film
3. To sight read a piece of prose chosen by the examiner

Junior Reading Grade 5 Age 9/10/11

Candidates must

1. Read a short poem by Walter de la Mare or Brian Patten
2. Read a piece from a book by Roald Dahl or Aesop
3. To sight read a piece of prose chosen by the examiner

Fees for Junior Grades

• Grade 1 - £14.50
• Grade 2 - £14.50
• Grade 3 - £15.00
• Grade 4 - £15.50
• Grade 5 - £15.50