Speaking Citizens

Interested in the relationship between #oracy and language ideologies? Catch up now on Prof. Deborah Cameron's (@wordspinster) plenary talk on "The Trouble With Oracy?" at the #UsesofOracy. Access the recording here: bit.ly/3JPBH1K

The Department is encouraging post primary schools to sign up for a fully funded online teacher professional learning programme on the science of learning, incorporating evidence-based strategies to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom. Don’t miss this opportunity, complete the link by noon on Thursday 8th May: forms.office.com/e/1GUZZUxXV5

The reaction to Adolescence proves why Citizenship Education matters. Young people must be able to spot misinformation, challenge harmful narratives & think critically about the media they consume. Strengthen Citizenship in schools. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #MediaLiteracy #CitEd

Super excited to see this published - was delighted to have the opportunity to write about the work we are doing in Citizenship & RE @Bohunt_Trust to develop oracy!

New on the EUP Blog! 🖊️ Stuart Dunmore discusses his motivations for researching new Scottish Gaelic speakers, and the incredible places and experiences this led to: euppublishingblog.com/2025/03/27/new… Discover 'New Gaelic Speakers in Nova Scotia and Scotland': edin.ac/43mY4ZP

@ProfArleneHH @PublicAristotle @durham_uni @Durham_Classics @SpeakingCitz @Tom_F_Wright @ahrcpress @LeverhulmeTrust @EngMediaCentre @voice21oracy @theESU This looks like a fantastic event, Arlene, drawing together so many different strands of education. Ancient and modern!

Looking forward to this next week! @publicaristotle @durham_uni @durham_classics I’ll be talking about the excellent work in this space of @speakingcitz @tom_f_wright @ahrcpress @LeverhulmeTrust @EngMediaCentre @voice21oracy @theESU @MB_OReilly #rhetoric #oracy #Aristotle

Last Thursday, we at @Shoutout_UK had the privilege of hosting the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Political and Media Literacy at the Houses of Parliament! At a time when online misinformation and disinformation are having a profound impact on society, it has never been more urgent to equip young people with the skills to navigate the digital age! This APPG, which merges the previous APPGs on Political literacy and the one on Media Literacy, offers a cross-party platform to strengthen education and advocacy in these vital areas. It was an honour to join Co-chairs @KirstySNP and Lord Lord Iain McNicol, along with @JamesWeinberg1 from the University of Sheffield, and other stakeholders in advocating for the inclusion of political and media literacy within our schools. At Shout Out UK, we’ve long recognised the gap in teaching these subjects, and the government’s upcoming curriculum review and beyond present a critical opportunity to make lasting change. We’re excited to continue working with parliamentarians, educators, and organisations to ensure the next generation is empowered with the tools to be informed, critical-thinking citizens. Only the beginning... #PoliticalLiteracy #MediaLiteracy

"At the birth of British democracy, back in the 19thC, grassroots oracy education played a key role - the struggle for articulacy underpinned the struggle for the vote": my conversation on behalf of @OracyCommission with Tom F Wright of @SpeakingCitz buff.ly/3yrscWg

Recap: exploring the grassroots tradition of 'radical elocution': my conversation with Professor of Rhetoric @Tom_F_Wright @SpeakingCitz on behalf of the @OracyCommission buff.ly/3wzCOC1

@RealGeoffBarton @oracycommission @SpeakingCitz @GoldUnivMACL @jdurran

@RealGeoffBarton @oracycommission @SpeakingCitz Delighted to talk to Geoff Barton and the Oracy Commission abt the work we do on the @GoldUnivMACL on dialogic learning in relation to children's books, using my matrix (or adaptations of it) and @jdurran 's trigger Qs as in my 'Poetry and Stories in schools' booklet.

@UniversityLeeds @Tom_F_Wright @ProfArleneHH @Dun_Mor To find out more about our #research, visit our website: speakingcitizens.org/blog/

And one of our research team, Prof Stephen Coleman @UniversityLeeds, has been appointed as a Commissioner. We are delighted! @tom_f_wright @profarlenehh @Dun_Mor

We are delighted to see the new #OracyEducationCommission announced today @RealGeoffBarton @oracycommission. With @ahrcpress funding, we have been researching #oracy and #citizenship from multi-disciplinary perspectives since 2020 led by Dr @Tom_F_Wright @sussexunimah.

@RealGeoffBarton @oracycommission Wooo! #rhetoric combines #oracy and #citizenship @speakingcitz @tom_f_wright aceclassics.org.uk/images/downloa…

Festive treat ❄️❄️MCYS is hiring👇🏻👇🏻FT 2 yr Research Associate working with @HannahLSmithson on all things Youth Justice. Closing date 14th Jan. check it out rb.gy/9auqsk @yjb @BSAYouthSG @BSC @ManMetUni @the_AYJ @esc_eurocrim @mcrmetcrimsoc

I’ve had a sneak preview of this and it looks amazing! Huge achievement by @EngLangBlog and @DrAmandaCole. It’s going to be so useful for so many people

Delighted to announce that I have been appointed Chief Scientific Adviser at @DCMS — very much looking forward to working with colleagues and stakeholders across the wider DCMS portfolio: gov.uk/government/new…

Call for contributions! 📢 Teachers, we need you! #ORACY #education in practice Opportunities to publish in an @EnglishAssoc academic journal and/or Newsletter guest edited by @tom_f_wright and myself. @speakingcitz englishassociation.ac.uk/call-for-contr…

Tom Wright (Reader in Rhetoric, English) and Arlene Holmes-Henderson from @SpeakingCitz have been busy since the Labour education announcement. Check out their recent article for TES magazine about Labour's new policy on oracy in schools: tes.com/magazine/teach…