We continue to work with teachers, school leaders, and policymakers to make the ambition of ‘We Need to Talk’ a reality for this generation of children and young people and we encourage everyone to read it in full here 📕👇 oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/oec-report

More CPD planning completed today, all based on Oracy. Pulled a lot from reports and resources by @voice21oracy.bsky.social @oracycommission.bsky.social and @speechandlanguk.bsky.social which have been incredibly useful! Looking to build a strategy and network for local schools 👍🏼

Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework gives recognition to oracy as a foundational skill, as well as adopting the @oracycommission.bsky.social's definition of oracy. We welcome this important milestone in oracy education. Read our full response👇 voice21.org/ofsted-educa...

Ofsted Education Inspection Framework: Voice 21 Response - Voice 21

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One year ago @oracycommission.bsky.social (a panel of experts led by @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social & hosted by us) produced a landmark report, ‘We Need to Talk’. Read it here 📕👇 oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/oec-report/

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Voice 21@voice21oracy.bsky.social · last yr.

📓 A panel of experts, led by Geoff Barton, CBE, and hosted by us, worked collaboratively over six months to produce a landmark report ‘We need to talk’. It sets out clear, practical recommendations for the new government on how to deliver on its manifesto pledge to prioritise oracy in education 🗣️

🚀 Our special ten year anniversary Impact Report, launched yesterday, looking back at the changes we've made, schools we've worked with and lives we've touched over that time. View it here 👇 voice21.org/ten-years-of...

Ten Years of Impact - Voice 21

Learn more about who our Voice 21 Oracy Schools are and how they are achieving a high-quality oracy education. We are committed to improving access to a high-quality oracy education for those students...

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We were also reminded of YouGov polling funded by the @britishacademy.bsky.social @profarlenehh.bsky.social and commissioned on behalf of the @oracycommission.bsky.social

We heard from Justine Andrew about why oracy skills are essential for employees to succeed at KPMG; Ellie Bristow about the @literacy-trust.bsky.social work on oracy; and @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social, who discussed the findings and recommendations of the @oracycommission.bsky.social.

It’s time for our 2nd panel🥳 At last year's summit the @oracycommission.bsky.social launched. Now Baz Ramaiah, @beccyearnshaw.bsky.social, @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social & Tim Oates discuss the next steps needed to generate equitable access to oracy education.

2nd keynote of the day is @robdrummond.bsky.social talking about his work with the @oracycommission.bsky.social

@realgeoffbarton.bsky.social reacts to recent polling by YouGov for GL Assessment: "We want to give [children] agency in their learning, a voice in their future.” Read more here 👇 schoolsweek.co.uk/more-childre...

Teachers report poorer early speech and language skills

And most say this makes their job harder, poll finds

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We'll be joined by leading voices across the education sector including @alisonpeacock.bsky.social, @daisychristo.bsky.social & @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social at the Speaking Summit 2025. Enjoy a day packed with expert insights & practical strategies. Get tickets now👇 speakingsummit.voice21.org/home

A throw back to last year @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social launching the @oracycommission.bsky.social at the Speaking Summit 2024. We're so excited that he'll be joining us again this year on the 25th March at the 2025 Speaking Summit. Secure your tickets today: speakingsummit.voice21.org/home

Very much looking forward to being on this panel and sharing thoughts with the other contributors about whether/how oracy should be assessed, something I talked a bit about in my @oracycommission.bsky.social conversation with @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social offBarton

🎉 Last night @voice21oracy.bsky.social was celebrated as a finalist for the PRCA Public Affairs Third Sector Campaign of the Year Award 2025 for our work with the @oracycommission.bsky.social to define #oracy education, outline a framework, and make recommendations for a national entitlement. 🧵👇

Together they will reflect on the work of @oracycommission.bsky.social and explore the next steps needed to drive a systemic shift in access to high-quality oracy education for all children and young people. 🎫 Buy your ticket for the 2025 Speaking Summit here👇 speakingsummit.voice21.org/home

Last year the @oracycommission.bsky.social launched at our Speaking Summit. This year our panelists include Baz Ramaiah @beccyearnshaw.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social & Tim Oates CBE. 🎫 Get your 2025 Speaking Summit tickets now 👇 speakingsummit.voice21.org/home

As we discussed within @oracycommission.bsky.social, there’s an urgency to increasing #oracy education - helping all young people to listen actively & critically, to disagree agreeably, and to engage in democracy … www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Votes at 16 legislation could be tabled within months, minister suggests

Labour’s manifesto pledged to give 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in all elections.

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“If I could ask all state schools to do one thing, it would be to make public speaking part of the core curriculum, so that all kids become accustomed to speaking up & valuing their voice”: @matthewsyed.bsky.social on one (but only one!) important part of #oracy [£]: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

No nation has done more to civilise this world than America

The fashion for denigrating the ally that has guaranteed peace and prosperity for 80 years must end now

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As @nationaltheatre.org.uk's Artistic Director Rufus Norris says: “oracy ought to be considered the fourth ‘R’": www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12... #oracy

Make oracy the fourth ‘R’ of education, theatre boss says

Rufus Norris, the outgoing head of the National Theatre, wants children to learn oral language skills across the curriculum

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Last year, lots of us were talking about #oracy. Here’s a quick retrospective: Oracy isn’t new. A useful discussion of what oracy means and why it matters to children’s learning and personal development is here, via our ‘Speaking Volumes’ papers: oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/wp-content/u...