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Lords Chamber
Times Education Commission Report - Thu 13 Oct 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Lord Lexden (CON - Life peer) the words of the report,“Education should combine skills and knowledge; character and qualifications; oracy - Speech Link
2: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (LAB - Life peer) —an issue on which I spoke was oracy, which facilitates the development of numeracy and literacy skills - Speech Link
3: Lord Storey (LDEM - Life peer) who can give face-to-face interviews with pupils.I want to say how important it is that we develop oracy - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Schools Bill [HL]
Committee stage - Mon 27 Jun 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: None Communication skills—‘oracy’—should become mainstream in state schools too. - Speech Link
2: None the impact of oracy on children’s education and their lives. - Speech Link
3: None Oracy in children’s education has always mattered, but it matters now more than ever. - Speech Link
4: Lord Storey (LDEM - Life peer) I think that we have forgotten the importance of oracy or the spoken word. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare Costs - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Robin Walker (CON - Worcester) We believe that oracy is very important as part of an overall strategy supporting literacy, language - Speech Link
2: Emma Hardy (LAB - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) The evidence from the Education Endowment Foundation is conclusive on the importance of oracy. - Speech Link
3: Will Quince (CON - Colchester) Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) rightly raised oracy. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Schools White Paper - Mon 28 Mar 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Robert Halfon (CON - Harlow) Such a curriculum would prioritise skills including oracy and financial, technical and vocational education - Speech Link
2: Brendan Clarke-Smith (CON - Bassetlaw) Friend the Chair of the Education Committee on the importance of oracy skills in schools; I went to see - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Educational Assessments - Thu 17 Mar 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Flick Drummond (CON - Meon Valley) deal with any challenges during a lifetime, as well as other softer skills, including the value of oracy - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
National Tutoring Programme - Thu 24 Feb 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Blower (LAB - Life peer) Minister be sure that wherever the programmes are being delivered, there is sufficient emphasis on oracy—on - Speech Link
2: Baroness Barran (CON - Life peer) I absolutely agree with the noble Baroness about the importance of oracy. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Children from Low-Income Families: Education Support - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Rachel Hopkins (LAB - Luton South) The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on oracy—speaking well. - Speech Link
2: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins) spoke really clearly about the importance of oracy and early - Speech Link
3: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (LAB - Slough) As a fellow member of the oracy APPG, I thank her and others for the incredible work they are doing to - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Wed 12 May 2021
Department for International Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Blower (LAB - Life peer) addressed, as do questions on the appropriateness of the curriculum and, in particular, the place of oracy - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Education Settings: Autumn Opening - Wed 08 Jul 2020
Department for International Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Coussins (CB - Life peer) compulsory for key stage 2 since 2014, and research shows that it is also beneficial for literacy and oracy - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Hull’s Maritime City Bid - Tue 03 Sep 2019
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Emma Hardy (LAB - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) opportunities will include heritage opportunities as well as transferable, public-facing skills such as oracy - Speech Link