NEW: Oracy at Oldfield Brow

In the 2024-2025 academic year, Oldfield Brow is proud to be a Voice 21 Oracy School as we aim to become an Oracy Centre of Excellence.  More information about why and how we are embedding oracy in our school will be added throughout this academic year. 

Linking closely with our school value of 'collaboration', we see oracy as an important foundation of ensuring that our children can "thrive in a changing world" (School Vision, 2023) by finding their voice and being confident enough to share their ideas. 

What is Oracy?

Voice 21 defines oracy as "the ability to articulate ideas, develop understanding and engage with others through spoken language".

Why does a high-quality oracy education matter?

Research shows that a high-quality oracy education is vital to not only improve academic outcomes of our learners but also to foster their confidence and wellbeing. 

Spoken language skills are one of the strongest predictors of a child’s future life chances but too many children are not given the opportunity to develop these crucial skills. At Oldfield Brow, we are keen to ensure that this is does not happen to any pupil and will ensure that oracy is a key thread across all areas of our school's approach.