October 1-31 2025 Free & Online
Oracy October 2025 Webinars
In these webinars, our panels will reflect on their experiences of and deliver practical insights for successfully embedding oracy in your classroom. They will also discuss the importance of oracy in addressing UK schooling’s most pressing challenges, including addressing rising anxiety in young people and the utility of oracy in a rapidly changing technological world.
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The Time for Oracy is Now!
Webinar programme
In these webinars, our panels will reflect on their experiences of and deliver practical insights for successfully embedding oracy in your classroom. They will also discuss the importance of oracy in addressing UK schooling’s most pressing challenges, including addressing rising anxiety in young people and the utility of oracy in a rapidly changing technological world.
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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
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Professor Neil Mercer, Oracy Cambridge
- Amy Gaunt, Director of Strategic Development
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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
Panel:
- 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.
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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
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