The reason Vice President JD Vance has totally changed the mood of 🇺🇸 campaign is that she so clearly likes people and Trump only likes himself, trusts the young when Trump hates the young, and she is optimistic about the future when he just wants to make everyone pessimistic about everything. She

This is such a brilliant listen to remember that small schools are indeed mighty and so important to the fabric and resilience of our communities Thank you Jo Luxford

We're kicking off the new school year with a *fab* new guest post by Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation Oracy: Four interconnected aspects ✔️ Learning to talk ✔️ Learning through talk ✔️ Talk for social justice ✔️ Learning about talk Read all about it: oracycambridge.org/oracy-four-int…

“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death..." 📢 Brilliant new blog! 📢 How should we teach presentational talk? by our very own Alan Howe oracycambridge.org/how-should-we-…

A great opportunity to learn with our experienced colleagues. WALS Dr. Mairead Holden JP Mynott Dr. Jean Lang🇺🇦🇳🇿 Sarah Seleznyov Pia Hoznour please do share this with any schools who may be interested.

Anonymous post: I'm wondering if any heads of small schools would be willing to share their approach to subject leadership.

In case you missed it, the results are in for our 'Delivering the ECF in small schools in rural and coastal communities' project. 🗝️Key finding - Small schools benefit from close-knit communities and a whole-school approach to supporting Early Career Teachers (ECTs). Read the

A UK 1st! Legendary Professor Manabu Sato's Lesson Study for School as Learning Community' team share this successful approach adopted by >3,000 schools + Shirley Tan, John Mynott, Stephane Clivas, Geoff Wake, Gosia Marschall, me and more. 10 July. eventbrite.co.uk/e/lesson-study…

Should we ask for volunteers during whole-class talk? A brilliant new blog - *jam-packed with pupil voice* - by Topsy Page #oracy oracycambridge.org/should-we-ask-…

Today and every day we remember the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell fire tragedy. Their families, survivors & the wider community are in our hearts today. 8 years on the work on building safety & to deliver justice & accountability is more important than ever.

🚨 Our special 10-year anniversary Impact Report has just launched! 🚨 What a decade it's been for #oracy. 10 years ago, we set out to put speaking, listening, and communication where they belong — right at the heart of education. View it here 👇 eu1.hubs.ly/H0l200n0

Looking forward to Croydon Education Partnership's Oracy Conference, 3 July Hilton London Croydon with Professor Neil Mercer, Wendy Lee (Lingo Speech Therapy) Topsy Page and Pete Dudley Some places still available at just £30 inc. lunch!! Book here croydoneducationpartnership.org/news/dont-miss… @hughes_hall

Should be a great day - sessions on introducing oracy; oracy & inclusion; oracy & assessment + getting oracy started - for both primary & secondary settings Your Croydon Lesson Study

‼️Really interesting research study published today on the impact of early education on children’s outcomes. Well worth reading! gov.uk/government/col… #EarlyChildhood #EarlyYears #EarlyEducation

Check out Neil Mercer’s “enlightening”, “inspiring”, “immensely fun” new book! oracycambridge.org/oracy-the-tran…

Amy Gaunt also explores the four strands of the oracy framework that Voice 21 developed with Oracy Cambridge and touches on focusing on strengths and developing skills. Watch the full podcast on YouTube here 🎞️👇 youtube.com/watch?v=JrOl_E…

Published 1975 but still so relevant - Barnes introduced exploratory talk and writing, highlighted the role of prior knowledge and more!! 👏👏 Voice 21 Oracy Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 First Story Old but Gold! National Education Union Geoff Barton

"It’s not enough for students to simply use these moves more frequently. Quality matters too." Speak Up, Measure Up: Building Better Tools for Evaluating Classroom Conversation Proud to host this guest post by researchers from the University of Surrey oracycambridge.org/speak-up-measu…

Excellent blog (& resources) by Holly Churchill and Kat Branco Torriano Primary & North London Alliance Research School: Laying the Foundations for Talk from Reception to Year 1 here! researchschool.org.uk/north-london/n… Oracy Cambridge Voice 21 Oracy

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