We Need to Talk

From Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England

Resource type: CPD resource

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4

Region(s): All of UK

We Need to Talk (2024) outlines the findings and final recommendations from the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England.

Key recommendations include:

  • An increased emphasis on oracy education, placing it on an equal footing with reading and writing.
  • Recognition of the essential role of oracy as a building block for students’ academic progression through school
  • Acknowledgement of the increasing importance of good oracy skills to help young people succeed in life beyond school.

Cost: Free

About the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England: The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England is an independent commission chaired by Geoff Barton and hosted by Voice 21. It was set up to consider the aims and purpose of oracy education in schools and to make recommendations on how an effective oracy education can be delivered as part of a child’s statutory education. The Commission published its final report We Need to Talk in September 2024.

Literacy Hive Likes:

  • Hear from oracy experts from across the education sector and beyond in The Commission Conversations, a library of short interviews hosted by Chair of the Commission Geoff Barton.

Visit the resource

oracyeducationcommission.co.uk

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