Aug. 03 2023
Source Page: Holyoakes Field First School: 3 August 2023Found: The school has a strong reputation and has done some excellent work (WELLCOMM, NELI & Voice21 Oracy)
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to improve children's oracy skills in Portsmouth South constituency.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Spoken language is a key part of the knowledge rich curriculum and is taught from early years to GCSE level. The Department recognises the importance of spoken language which is already part of the English National Curriculum. The GCSE English Language qualification ensures that pupils are able to listen to and understand spoken language and use spoken standard English effectively.
The Department is also providing up to £17 million of funding for the Nuffield Early Language Intervention to improve the language skills of reception age pupils who need it most following the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the Department has secured over £28 million to support the speech and language of three and four year olds. This will be delivered through the new family hubs network.
On 11 July 2023, the Department published the updated Reading Framework which outlines how vitally important talking is to reading and how teachers can support all pupils to express their ideas confidently. The £60 million English Hubs Programme, launched in 2018, is dedicated to improving the teaching of reading with a focus on phonics, early language development and reading for pleasure. Since its launch, the English Hubs Programme has provided appropriate and targeted support to several thousand schools.
Portsmouth’s local English Hub, Springhill English Hub, is working hard to engage and support primary schools across Portsmouth to improve the teaching of phonics, including offering showcase events especially for Portsmouth schools. The Hub has supported four schools in the city, with another six expected to become partner schools in September 2023.
Jul. 19 2023
Source Page: The National Gallery Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023Found: a work of art, architecture or an artefact of their choice, enabling them to develop research and oracy
Jul. 19 2023
Source Page: The National Gallery Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023Found: a work of art, architecture or an artefact of their choice, enabling them to develop research and oracy
Written Evidence Jul. 14 2023
Inquiry: Education for 11 to 16 year oldsFound: collaborative, problem-solving, courses based around real-world issues and assessing skills like oracy
Mentions:
1: Baroness Rebuck (LAB - Life peer) I would add oracy to that list, as suggested yesterday by Keir Starmer, having seen the positive effects - Speech Link
2: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (CON - Life peer) I learned a new word: oracy. - Speech Link
3: Lord Young of Norwood Green (LAB - Life peer) my vocabulary is as good as most people’s, but I had to check the dictionary when I heard the word “oracy - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I complimented Keir Starmer on his speech on the importance of oracy and encouraging young people to - Speech Link
Written Evidence Jun. 15 2023
Inquiry: Education for 11 to 16 year oldsFound: secondary curriculum are some key dispositions for success in life -creative thinking, collaboration and oracy
Written Evidence Jun. 08 2023
Inquiry: Education for 11 to 16 year oldsFound: Evidencev,vi shows that formal study of music improves attainment across academic subjects, benefits oracy
Written Evidence May. 26 2023
Inquiry: Education for 11 to 16 year oldsFound: of students. 2.Oracy skills are vital for success in life beyond school 2.1 Oracy is the ability