A recent report confirms that the alumni of British “public schools” still control politics and many top professions. One reason those people are so successful in public life is, of course, that their ...

The National Oracy Project set up in the 1990s worked extensively with early years, primary and secondary schools. It was clear that classroom talk was not just about developing speaking skills and ...

When oracy is embedded, students move from answering to reasoning, from participation to contribution, and from silence to voice.

Former teacher says learning classical rhetoric can help pupils become better communicators It has been employed for thousands of years, taking in everything from Julius Caesar writing veni, vidi, ...

The inexorable march of technology is leading to fewer direct conversations in universities – here’s how to help your students improve their oral skills The importance of oral skills has been ...