📣 Exclusive member discount! Members can access an exclusive 10% discount on Oracy Cambridge’s brand-new programme, Implementing Oracy 2026: Inclusion, Assessment, Impact. 📅Deadline: Friday 9th January Members can find a unique offer code by logging in to MyCollege (scroll to member discounts)

We have a *wonderful* cohort lined up for the inaugural Implementing Oracy programme Session 1 is Friday 16th January - and there's still time to join us! The final application deadline is 6pm this Fri 9th Jan. If you'd like to join us, or to find out more, visit oracycambridge.org/implementing...

Today is the final day to catch the 'festive fee' of £1500 for our 6-part 'Implementing #Oracy' programme. And to allow for school budgeting cycles, you can book now, pay in April if you like. For more details, see the link below 👀

Last few places for IMPLEMENTING #ORACY 2026. Six sessions, Jan-Jun. We have a great cohort - several schools are sending more than one colleague. Our Festive Fee expires Friday 19th Dec, and you can book now and pay in April. Link in comments ⬇️

Teachers, leaders, #oracy leads: We still have a *small number* of places left for our inaugural Implementing Oracy programme! Book before Friday 19th December to claim the festive fee of £1500 – once they’re gone, they’re gone! oracycambridge.org/implementing...

*** NEW POST *** Teaching Tone of Voice, by Dr Lyn Dawes Link below 👇 oracycambridge.substack.com/p/teaching-t...

😍 We have a new article in @seced.bsky.social 😍 Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas for your classroom www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best...

*** NEW POST *** The importance of talk rules – and how to make them work for your pupils A guest post by @rethinkingjames.bsky.social Link below oracycambridge.substack.com/p/the-import...

We have created a brand new 6-part professional learning programme for teachers, leaders, oracy leads. It's called 'Implementing Oracy: Inclusion, Assessment, Impact' and it runs from Jan-Jun 2026. The early bird deadline is next Friday 21st Nov. See the link below for details!

🧵 “We recommend that the Government introduce an oracy framework to support practice and to complement the existing frameworks for reading and writing.” (Curriculum and Assessment Review, p.79) 🎉 🎉 🎉 It’s an exciting time for oracy in education...

I am weirdly conflicted on the oracy recommendations. In principle, I am very much in favour of improving oracy. On the other hand, I really worry about effective implementation.

We welcome the government’s plan to introduce a national oracy framework – a major step towards giving spoken language its rightful place in education. We look forward to working with the @departmentforedu.bsky.social to support its careful implementation and bring about lasting change.

How can we ensure every young person finds their voice like Luna – and teachers feel confident embedding oracy in their everyday practice? 'Implementing Oracy: Inclusion, Assessment, Impact' runs Jan–Jun 2026 at the University of Cambridge To find out more, see link below #Oracy #CAReview #CAR

‘Teaching exploratory talk is teaching a robust, scientific and social way to think.’ Brilliant post from the archives on how we can teach speaking and listening in the classroom, by Dr Lyn Dawes oracycambridge.substack.com/p/how-can-we...

Bonanza book give-away here #oracy fans. To enter, click the post below, follow @oracycam.bsky.social and hit 'repost'...

Reposting and tagging @kel-lie.bsky.social who is brand new to BlueSky today 👏👏👏 and put #oracy in her first post!

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📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 📚 These books underpin the Implementing Oracy programme, running Jan–Jun 2026 at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. Find out more 👉 oracycambridge.org/implementing... Entry details below

This six-session professional learning programme, to run from Jan-June 2026, is designed for school leaders, oracy leads and classroom teachers who want to implement #oracy with clarity and confidence. To secure your place, click the link below, fill out your details and we’ll be in touch.

Why should we teach Speaking and Listening in the classroom? A timely - and timeless - post from the archives, by Dr Lyn Dawes Link below 👇

This six-session professional learning programme, to run from Jan-June 2026, is designed for school leaders, oracy leads and classroom teachers who want to implement #oracy with clarity and confidence. To secure your place, click the link below, fill out your details and we’ll be in touch.

"Being asked about one’s own responses allows children to reflect on their identity as a reader." The Power of ‘Tell Me’: Thinking about the work of Aidan Chambers A guest post by Professor Fiona Maine Link below

"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 Wonderful new guest post by four researchers from the University of Surrey oracycambridge.org/speak-up-mea...

What's that? Oracy October is your favourite time of year? You just can't get enough of hearing from the country's top oracy experts (looking at you @oracycam.bsky.social and @amygaunt.bsky.social) and leaders in Voice 21 Oracy Centres of Excellence? Sign up now for updates!

Great to see the momentum building for government action on oracy.

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

***NEW MAKING CHANGE STICK STUFF*** Comms planning: The most overlooked (and easiest to fix) reason school improvement efforts fail Why every school needs one – and how to write one today makingchangestick.substack.com/p/comms-plan...

***NEW POST*** Precision-engineering learning through talk: Analysing the language demands of tasks By @DrDudley1 oracycambridge.org/precision-en...

Should we ask for volunteers during whole-class talk? A fab new blog - *jam-packed with pupil voice* - by @topsypage.bsky.social oracycambridge.org/should-we-as...

*** NEW POST *** #Oracy in the Chinese Context: Challenges and Promises A *fascinating* guest blog by Dr Yuchen Shi oracycambridge.org/oracy-in-the...

📢 NEW POST 📢 The Oracy Cambridge response to the Oracy Commission report oracycambridge.org/we-need-to-t... cc @beckyfrancis.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social #currculumandassessmentreview #oracy #weneedtotalk

Great blog on 'back stage' and 'front stage talk.

“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-w...

📢 NEW POST 📢 The Oracy Cambridge response to the Oracy Commission report oracycambridge.org/we-need-to-t... cc @beckyfrancis.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social #currculumandassessmentreview #oracy #weneedtotalk

👋 BRAND NEW BLOG! 👋 Visions and Voices: An interview with a National Gallery Educator A video 📽️ and a transcript 📃 for the readers among you Featuring @rethinkingjames.bsky.social and Ed Dickenson oracycambridge.org/visions-and-...

We're kicking off the new school year with a *fab* new guest post by Barbara Bleiman 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-i...