Oracy might once have been called simply “speaking and listening”. However, given the recent report from the Oracy Education Commission (2024) and the government’s stated intention to place oracy at the heart of the curriculum, we can expect the teaching of oracy skills to be front and centre when the Curriculum and Assessment Review (DfE, 2024) reports.
The Oracy Education Commission report outlines clearly the importance of oracy as the foundation of child development. The report refers to the need for young people: “To be equipped to ask questions, to articulate ideas, to formulate powerful arguments, to deepen their sense of identity and belonging, to listen actively and critically, and to be well-steeped in a fundamental principle of a liberal democracy – that is being able to disagree agreeably.”
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