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This included discussions about the role of assessment and screening in ensuring children with speech, language and communication needs receive the support they need to thrive at school.
In a study measuring career readiness, The Careers & Enterprise Company saw an encouraging uptick in self-belief across most workplace skills - except for speaking.
So, how do we build oracy into the curriculum in a way that improves career readiness?👇
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❓How can oracy support students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)?
Our Head of Programmes, Catherine Pass, spoke with The DLD Download podcast to discuss exactly that👇
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We are proud to have organised the day in collaboration with The English Speaking Union and @liverpooluni.bsky.social.
Look out for a more detailed summary of the discussions, including recommendations, coming soon.
We discussed how, as more schools believe in the power of oracy education and start to embed it, we may need new tools to understand students’ progress, taking into account the risks and challenges involved in designing new assessment tools.
🍎Let’s Talk at Transition Report describes the pivotal role that oracy should play in creating a more effective and inclusive transition for children and young people, and the real-life benefits it can provide.
Read Let's Talk in Transition Report here👇
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Jane Hawkins of @ncetm.bsky.social has identified three connected factors that underpin effective approaches to oracy in maths:
✔️Sequencing talk opportunities
✔️Building a culture of dialogue
✔️Designing purposeful talk tasks
Learn more here👇
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During the roundtable, experts from @aqaeducation.bsky.social , @speechandlanguk.bsky.social and others shared insights on the current research base - what do we know, and what can we measure, when it comes to oracy?
"What assessment and progression tools would help teachers deliver the revised curriculum effectively?"
This was the key question we discussed with education experts at our oracy assessment roundtable yesterday.
