The Commission Conversations

In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Warda Farah about racial and cultural bias in speech and language therapy…

It's been 10 weeks since we launched the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England. So, this week, Geoff Barton, Independent Chair of the Commission, gives us an overview of 10 themes th…

In this 'Commission Conversation', Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, talks to Kirsten Howells about why 'fluency' isn't a marker of being a good speak…

In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, speaks to Arlene Holmes-Henderson about what we can learn about oracy education fr…

In this 'Commission Conversation, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, talks to Julia Snell about expectations for classroom talk, including the problem …

In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Michael Rosen about...talk, including his own family history, how childre…

Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, talks to Tom F. Wright about the history of grassroots oracy education which stretches right back to the Victorian e…

Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, talks to Neil Mercer about talk for learning, disciplinary approaches to oracy, how we can support teachers to becom…

Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to Louisa Reeves about the importance of early language development, the role of the teacher in children's la…

Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to Martin Robinson about bringing healthy and interesting debate into the curriculum and supporting students …

Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to Tim Oates about oracy in the National Curriculum and the gap between intent and implementation, what we ca…

Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to Amy Gaunt about the history of oracy education policy in England from the 1920s until the present day. 

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Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to Justine Andrew about why oracy is such a vital skill in the workplace, the impact of Covid on young people…

Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to Barbara Bleiman about the importance of talk for learning, including 'teacher talk' and whole-class dialog…

Chair of The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to commission member Sarah Houghton about the rise in mental health issues amongst children and young people,…

Chair of The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to commission member Sonia Thompson about developing oracy at St Matthew's C of E Primary School, inlcuding w…

Chair of The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to commission member Jeffrey Boakye about the driving force behind his book ‘I Heard What You Said, the insig…

Chair of The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to commission member Rufus Norris about oracy’s role in the arts, how the understanding of oracy as a skill c…