St Matthew’s Research School invite you to an online conference in association with Oracy Cambridge, the Education Endowment Foundation and Birmingham Education Partnership.
This innovative online conference will introduce what research tells us about the power of oracy to support learning. Keynote speeches and a lively programme of workshops, led by experts from Oracy Cambridge and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), will explore different aspects of strong oracy practice.
Join online (via Zoom) to find out more about how your school can harness the power of oracy to improve outcomes for all children.
Date: Tuesday 8 February 2022, 9:30am - 3:30pm
Cost: £40 per school
Book: To book your place, please complete this form.
Contact: ResearchSchool@st-matthews.bham.sch.uk
Keynote speakers:
Neil Mercer, Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge and Director of Oracy Cambridge.
Alex Quigley, National Content Manager at the EEF and author of ‘Closing the Reading Gap’.
Phil Minns, HMI (Her Majesty’s Inspector) with specialist knowledge of early years education and school leadership.
Further Information
The Birmingham Institute of Professional Learning, working with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), St Matthew’s Research School, and Birmingham Early Years Network are excited to announce that an Early Years and KS1 Oracy programme will be rolled out in the early part of the summer term 2022, through Consortium networks.
The EEF has recognised that communication and language is a high priority for Birmingham schools and have agreed to invest in this area of the city’s work and fund this first nationwide oracy pilot.
Prior to beginning the intensive work with individual schools, we wanted to give all schools in Birmingham an opportunity to attend a conference to hear from some of the current national thinkers around oracy; receive some key takeaways, and also be provided with further details about the funded 2-year project and the selection process.