The importance of oral skills has been dwindling in UK universities. Advances in digital technology have resulted in a diminished role for the interplay of oral exchanges, particularly (and worryingly ...

One of London’s top private schools is teaching children how to speak to adults they find “overawing” and aims to help them during future awkward work dinners with bosses. Vicky Bingham, headteacher ...

Polka Theatre has announced the launch of Talking Tales, a new two-year drama project to support Key Stage 1 teachers to strengthen pupils' oracy skills, particularly for those disproportionately ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is an FT contributing editor and co-founder of Now Teach Rodney Starmer, a toolmaker, was a man of ...

A Labour government would provide speaking lessons for children, with its leader saying an "inability to articulate your thoughts fluently is a key barrier to getting on and thriving in life". Sir ...

Keir Starmer has promised to smash the “class ceiling” by boosting education for poorer children. In a speech yesterday, the Labour leader pledged to improve children’s speaking skills, or “oracy”, as ...

Green Meadow Primary School, part of Excelsior Multi-Academy Trust, recently welcomed 26 educators from across the Midlands for its Voice 21 Oracy Open Morning, offering a close look at how the school ...