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Libby purves

Libby Purves comment: "We all need the confidence to speak in public"

10th May 2021

Oracy

Pupils losing speaking skills as they focus on 3Rs

28th April 2021

Read more in the Times.

oracy

Speaking skills must be at the heart of education catch-up in schools

28th April 2021

The impact of Covid-19 school closures on children’s spoken language skills paints a stark picture, with the already persistent language gap between disadvantaged students and their peers further exacerbated across all ages.

emma hardy

Unlike government, education can talk its way out of crisis

25th October 2020

Emma Hardy MP reflects on the role that oracy can play as schools navigate the disruption of Covid-19. Read more

emma

'Skills like oracy will be even more vital after Covid'

07th May 2020

Emma Hardy MP writes for TES on why a focus on oracy education is more important now than ever. Read more

Is it time to take speaking seriously in schools?

17th May 2019

Emma Hardy MP writes for Politics Home on why it's now time to take speaking seriously in schools, and why leading the Oracy APPG will help to achieve this.