In schools in the UK and UAE, I have enjoyed collaborating with students, teaching staff and parents to highlight the importance of quality talk. Students have developed their oracy skills by taking ...

A shadow teacher follows Ezekiel, an intermediate multilingual learner, through his school day. In science, the lesson is structured around talk. Ezekiel discusses ideas with a partner, uses key ...

The PM promised to prioritise oracy, but has failed to do so. Set against tests and exams, it is seen as a luxury: in fact it is essential The greatest failing of Britain’s schools is to teach ...

Greg Brooks thinks oracy needs to be given equal status with literacy and numeracy. Dr Kate Paradine says state schools don’t need to follow a model set by private schools If oracy is to be given ...

A recent report confirms that the alumni of British “public schools” still control politics and many top professions. One reason those people are so successful in public life is, of course, that their ...