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Programme

The biggest day for oracy education

Our programme amplifies the voices of practitioners who are developing oracy education in settings across the UK. 

The programme will feature over 25 sessions to choose from which are designed to help you embed, scale up and enhance oracy provision in your setting.

 

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The programme is in the final stages of development. View a preview of the sessions that will be available below

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Heard it in the playground: how to build oracy and media literacy skills in your classroom

Olivia Platman, The Economist Educational Foundation

Learn practical strategies to confidently explore current issues like climate change and misogny in your classroom. This session offers tools to spark discussion, build critical thinking, and connect students through informed, open-minded dialogue across the curriculum.

5-4
From PRU to PRO: Professional Voices in Alternative Provision

Sharon Gray, Coventry Alternative Provision Academy

Discover how student-written GCSE revision rap lyrics merge Shakespearean verse with modern rhythms, showcased in the Belgrade Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet collaboration. Learn to harness lyrical oracy for curriculum memorability, using performances and recordings as evidence of progress.

3-Apr-25-2025-09-11-29-4950-AM
Using Disciplinary Oracy to Open Doors for Disadvantaged Pupils

Helena Brzeski, Parkfield Community School / Excelsior MAT

Discover how Parkfield Community School empowers multilingual, disadvantaged pupils through disciplinary oracy, enabling them to articulate expertise across subjects. Learn to implement a progressive EYFS-Year 6 framework that elevates curriculum access, aspirations, and outcomes.

4-4
Harkness from EYFS to Y6

Karen Smith, Christ Church Upper Armley

Discover our school’s journey implementing the Harkness method through staff CPD and student-led discussions from Early Years to Year 6. Witness transformative videos showcasing collaborative, inquiry-based learning that elevates critical thinking, confidence, and inclusive dialogue, fostering high expectations for all learners.

2-Apr-25-2025-09-11-29-4459-AM
Mount Pleasant Junior School – Our Oracy Journey (EAL)

Charmaine Auckburally, Mount Pleasant Junior School

Learn how a school with 98% English Literacy Learners (EAL) achieved Outstanding OCE status by integrating oracy into its curriculum. Discover strategies for celebrating linguistic diversity, supporting EAL learners, fostering pupil voice, and empowering confident communication.