We welcome the government’s plan to introduce a national oracy framework – a major step towards giving spoken language its rightful place in education.

We look forward to working with the @departmentforedu.bsky.social to support its careful implementation and bring about lasting change.

How can we ensure every young person finds their voice like Luna – and teachers feel confident embedding oracy in their everyday practice?

'Implementing Oracy: Inclusion, Assessment, Impact' runs Jan–Jun 2026 at the University of Cambridge

To find out more, see link below

#Oracy #CAReview #CAR

‘Teaching exploratory talk is teaching a robust, scientific and social way to think.’

Brilliant post from the archives on how we can teach speaking and listening in the classroom, by Dr Lyn Dawes

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📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 📚

These books underpin the Implementing Oracy programme, running Jan–Jun 2026 at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. Find out more 👉 oracycambridge.org/implementing...

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This six-session professional learning programme, to run from Jan-June 2026, is designed for school leaders, oracy leads and classroom teachers who want to implement #oracy with clarity and confidence.

To secure your place, click the link below, fill out your details and we’ll be in touch.

"Being asked about one’s own responses allows children to reflect on their identity as a reader."

The Power of ‘Tell Me’: Thinking about the work of Aidan Chambers

A guest post by Professor Fiona Maine

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"It’s not enough for students to simply use these moves more frequently. Quality matters too."

Speak Up, Measure Up: Building Better Tools for Evaluating Classroom Conversation

Wonderful new guest post by four researchers from the University of Surrey

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Check out Neil Mercer’s “enlightening”, “inspiring”, “immensely fun” new book!

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