The science of baby babbling – and why it can take on accents bit.ly/3XM7Amw

Really interesting piece based on a session at #EducationFest with our Oracy Commissioner Rob Drummond …

Since there's a resurgence of interest by English teachers in teaching about language, here's a link to my blog post about how we do it, critically, at my school. Right now, we're immersed in teaching this to our KS3 classes 🧵1 clarefeeneyuk.com/?p=153

Prospective teachers "need to be given the freedoms and responsibilities that enable the job to be done well, and experienced as meaningful work" – so the current framework for teacher education needs reform, writes John Yandell (John Yandell). Read on #IOEBlog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2024/07/09…

New article in Forum Speaking on one's own terms: oracy and orality as partners in talk tinyurl.com/2s3fkvv5 UoN Education

New NFER research out today by Dawson McLean on trends in young people's career intentions Gen Z fit the motivational profile of becoming future teachers better than Millennials. So let's get the pay and conditions right, and go out & recruit them! nfer.ac.uk/blogs/shifting…

'Harnessing the power of talk for learning requires more than a shift in style; there must be a corresponding shift in perspective' 🗣️ Prof Julia Snell buff.ly/3YCT4xZ

My wife has taught in primary schools for 23 years & has decided to take the jump into baby & toddler classes at Caterpillar Music! Anyone in Nottingham who think they or someone they know might be interested, please do share! caterpillarmusic.com/rushcliffe/?fb…

🗣️Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE reflects on a recent Festival of Education 🇬🇧 panel and what it means for the oracy commission buff.ly/3yv1U63

I have what is perhaps an unpopular take on writing about “limitations” patthomson.net/2024/08/12/cat…

I've been working a bit on #modelling, as a key element of effective #adaptive_teaching, so here is a new blog post collating some thoughts. jamesdurran.blog/2024/08/13/mod…

My book, Oracy: 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers, is now available. I’m delighted that the reviews recognise it's practical, rigorous and rooted in research. If you’ve been looking for a concise guide to implementing oracy in the classroom, here it is! bit.ly/100IdeasOracyB…

These proposals aim to equip every child with the oracy and literacy skills they need to thrive in school, at work and in life. Discover more in our full report: literacytrust.org.uk/oracy-report

Good to see a focus on harnessing uncertainty here.

A really useful discussion here, drawing together lots of facets of oracy primarytimery.com/2024/08/25/ora…

We would like to extend our thanks to Rupert Knight, Prof Julia Snell, Caroline Wright, Louisa Reeves, Amanda Moorghen and Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation for their thoughtful contributions. oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/latest-news/

Great to be involved with this. UoN Education

What a day this has been for me! Two blogs & a piece in Oracy Education Commission volume. I’m so grateful to Oracy Cambridge for asking me to contribute this blog on their superb website, giving me the chance to outline 4 key interconnected aspects of Oracy that I think are all vital!

In ‘What is oracy? Exploring learning to and through talk’, Rupert Knight sets out to piece together what ‘oracy’ means by highlighting 4 essential hallmarks of oracy education. You can read his reflections below bit.ly/OEC_Speaking_V…

New post today on UoN primary blog: higherorder questions or questioning for higher-order thinking? See the whole series here: tinyurl.com/nmeez7zy UoN Education UoN Teacher Training