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October 1-31 2025 Free & Online

Oracy October 2025 Webinars

Join us for four, free expert-led speaker panel events throughout October! These sessions will be chaired by different Voice 21 specialists who will play host to a range of speakers from schools, academia and other organisations.

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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The Time for Oracy is Now!

Webinar programme

Join Voice 21 for a series of weekly webinars featuring oracy experts, education sector leaders and Voice 21 Oracy Centres of Excellence.

In these webinars, our panels will reflect on their experiences of and deliver practical insights for successfully embedding oracy in your classroom.

  1. 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:

    • Professor Neil Mercer, Oracy Cambridge

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  2. 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 

    Panel:

    • Sally Apps, Oracy Education Commissioner 
    • Cubitt Town Primary School, Voice 21 Oracy Centre of Excellence
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  3. 3.45pm Tuesday 14th October

    NAPLIC & Voice 21 in conversation: Oracy and DLD, a common form of neurodiversity that most people have never heard of

    In this session, to celebrate and mark International DLD Day (17th October 2025), Voice 21 and NAPLIC are in conversation about DLD and Oracy – what to spot and how to practically support children in the classroom.

    Host: 

    • Catherine Pass, Voice 21 Head of Programmes

      Panel:

    • Victoria Wadsworth, Chair of NAPLIC 
    • Kara Gourlay, Vice Chair of NAPLIC 
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  4. 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
    Register for this session
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