Oracy APPG AGM Meeting Minutes 14th July 2023 Meeting Minutes In attendance: Emma Hardy MP Mark Fletcher MP Matt Rodda MP Baroness Blower Lord Watson of Invergowrie Lord Knight of Weymouth Rachel Hopkins MP Read article
Oracy APPG AGM 12 July 2023 14th July 2023 On the 12th of July 2023, the Oracy APPG held an AGM to reconstitute the group. Meeting Minutes In attendance: Emma Hardy MP Mark Fletcher MP Matt Rodda MP Baroness Blower Read article
Accentism, oracy and social mobility - the impact of accent bias on young people’s life chances 26th January 2023 Voice 21 organised a meeting in parliament, on 29th November 2022, in its capacity as the Secretariat for the Oracy All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), bringing together various parliamentarians, researc Read article
Schools Bill: Peers push for greater focus on speech and language 30th June 2022 Peers have urged the government to amend the schools white paper to include greater measures around children’s speech and language development. Read article
APPGs on Oracy and Speech & Language Difficulties say a much greater focus on children’s language and communication is needed in schools 29th March 2022 In response to the Government’s schools white paper, the APPGs on Oracy and Speech and Language Difficulties are renewing their joint call for a much greater emphasis on developing children’s spoken language and communication in schools. Read article
Andy Carter MP: "Spoken language support for children is crucial to tackle educational inequality" 09th March 2022 The pandemic has shone a spotlight on the educational inequalities children face depending on where they live and the circumstances in which they grow up. Read article
"Spoken language is key to achieving School White Paper ambitions," say All-Party Parliamentary Groups 25th February 2022 The Government must recognise that spoken language is fundamental to developing and improving children’s literacy and numeracy. Read article
Schools Minister: "Phonics, oracy and stories key to reading development" 15th February 2022 Read more here. Read article
Channel 4 report: UK’s disadvantaged kids to get extra speaking and listening lessons 25th July 2021 Children’s education has been hugely disrupted by the pandemic – but the impact has by no means been equal. Read article
Libby Purves comment: "We all need the confidence to speak in public" 10th May 2021 Read more here Read article