Politics · 1 hour ago
Speaking Skills Get Equal Status to Reading and Writing in Schools
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Education Secretary Lucy Powell announced that oracy, meaning speaking and listening, will have equal status with reading and writing as a new strand of England's English curriculum through GCSEs. At a Birmingham academy trusts conference she said AI means schools must focus harder on human skills, and that confident speaking has been a privilege for too long. Ofqual will help shape assessment of the change.
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