October 1-31 2025 The Time for Oracy is Now!
Oracy October
Oracy is everywhere: in the headlines, in Parliament and in staff rooms and classrooms across the country. Now is the time to create a vision for oracy education in your school. A high-quality oracy education can build a sense of belonging, strengthen disciplinary knowledge across the curriculum and create a school environment that is inclusive by design.
Join Voice 21 as Oracy October returns for 2025.
Are you currently registered as a Voice 21 Oracy School?
What to Expect During Oracy October 2025
Throughout October, we’ll be shining a spotlight on the vital role that speaking, listening, and communication play in learning, wellbeing, and life beyond school. Join us for:
- Expert-led webinars exploring The Oracy Framework, Developmental Language Disorder and more, with practical strategies for embedding oracy in classrooms and across subjects.
- Insights from NAPLIC on building an inclusive culture of oracy for students with developmental language disorder (DLD).
- Free resource packs to use with your students, designed to develop their understanding of the Oracy Framework
- First-hand stories from classroom practitioners about transforming their teaching and learning through oracy
Free Oracy Resource
The Time for Oracy is Now! Free classroom resources
This year, we’re proud to be celebrating 10 years of The Oracy Framework, as well as teaming up with NAPLIC to help ensure that this Oracy October 2025 supports students with Developmental Language Disorder.
A brand new tool to use with the Oracy Framework
This year, we are celebrating 10 years of The Oracy Framework; the revolutionary classroom resource that helps school leaders, teachers and pupils. This tool sets out the physical, linguistic, cognitive and social/emotional skills that encompass a high-quality oracy practitioner.
Each pack contains a new tool that works alongside the Oracy Framework, The Oracy Compass! The Oracy Framework describes the physical, linguistic, cognitive and social/emotional competencies that enable excellent speaking, listening and communication.
Engaging student challenges
In each resource pack, there are primary or secondary challenges to complete throughout the month of October.
Voice 21 x NAPLIC Developmental Language Disorder Day resource
To mark Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Day, we are teaming up with NAPLIC to raise awareness of DLD and explore practical strategies for supporting children with DLD through a focus on oracy
These will be released soon to all who have signed up for any of our Oracy October 2025 Resources.
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The Time for Oracy is Now!
Webinar programme
Our panel experts will reflect, debate and share their learnings on why the Time for Oracy is Now!
Can't make the webinar you're interested in? Register for the event and you will receive a recording of it.
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3.45pm Wednesday 1st October
10 Years of the Oracy Framework
To celebrate ten years of The Oracy Framework, Voice 21 will be joined by Professor Neil Mercer of Oracy Cambridge to explore the foundations of a high-quality oracy education and how to get the most out of The Oracy Framework.
Host:
- Amy Gaunt, Director of Strategic Development
Panel:
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Professor Neil Mercer, Oracy Cambridge
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3.45pm Wednesday 8th October
We STILL Need to Talk: Lessons from The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England
Voice 21 will be joined by an OEC Commissioner and an Oracy Centre of Excellence.
They'll explore the findings of the Commission and how these can translate to the primary and secondary classroom in the lead up to the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment review.Host:
- Amanda Moorghen, Voice 21 Director of Learning, Impact and Influence
- Sally Apps, Oracy Education Commissioner
- Cubitt Town Primary School, Voice 21 Oracy Centre of Excellence
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3.45pm Tuesday 14th October
NAPLIC & Voice 21 in conversation: Oracy and DLD, the most common childhood condition you’ve never heard of
In this session, Voice 21 and NAPLIC to mark DLD Day (October 17) and help prepare you by demonstrating practical strategies for supporting children with DLD through a focus on oracy.
Host:
- Catherine Pass, Voice 21 Head of Programmes
Panel: - Victoria Wadsworth, Chair of NAPLIC
- Kara Gourlay, Vice Chair of NAPLIC
- Catherine Pass, Voice 21 Head of Programmes
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3.45pm Wednesday 22nd October
Oracy Education: A decade of lessons from our schools
In this session, Voice 21 CEO Dr Kate Paradine will be in conversation with our Head of Learning Kathleen McBride to discuss and share with you effective tips, case studies and examples of the best oracy practice taking place in Voice 21 Oracy Schools.
Host:
- Dr Kate Paradine, Voice 21 CEO
Panel:
- Kathleen McBride, Head of Learning Voice 21
- Mount Pleasant Primary School, Voice 21 Oracy Centre of Excellence
“Through oracy, my students are active in their learning. They become mathematicians, historians, scientists, through the rich discussions they’re part of. This love of learning and identification as learners can only be an asset to them…[as they go up and through secondary school]."
Jon Chapman
Samuel Barlow Primary Academy
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The Great Oracy Exhibition 2025
Inspirational Speakers
Meet the hosts
Amanda Moorghen
Head of Learning, Impact and Policy at Voice 21
Alice Stott
Director of Programmes and Engagement at Voice 21
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Kathleen McBride
Senior Learning and Innovation Lead at Voice 21