A trust CEO said he has been left puzzled after a merger that would create England’s second-biggest academy chain was referred to ministers to rule on. Delta Academies Trust boss Paul Tarn took over ...

MAT at centre of first 'GAG pooling' strikes will transfer schools to other trusts An under-pressure academy trust will close and transfer all its schools to alternative chains after fall-out from a ...

Oracy is a key skill for young people. It is also a crucial part of building students’ sense of belonging. Jo Arrow offers some ideas to help us put oracy at the centre of our teaching and students’ ...

This simple activity asks students to use a fun, oral activity to engage with persuasive thinking and explore how to form a convincing opinion or debate. Introduce students to persuasive vocabulary ...

The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson wants schools to teach oracy, i.e. the ability to present orally a clear and cogent argument on a topic. Presumably the purpose is to teach ‘communication ...

Outgoing National Theatre artistic director Rufus Norris has called on the government to make oracy the fourth "r" of education alongside reading, writing and maths. Ahead of a national curriculum ...