Raising oracys profile in the primary school

With the attention oracy is drawing in educational circles, readers will have a good understanding of how important these skills are in our children’s development and education.

Readers will also be all-too-familiar with the impact that disadvantage can have on pupils’ oracy (and wider literacy) skills and the further damage wreaked by the pandemic.

However, there is much we can do in primary schools to improve the oracy skills of our pupils. Yes, the government has stated that it will prioritise oracy education and we might wait for the outcome of the Curriculum and Assessment Review in this regard, but I think we all recognise that there are lots of practical steps we can take now as educators and school leaders.

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