Louise Marie meets with Vivienne Porritt OBE (Co Founder and President of WomenEd) to discuss: The concept of masculinity The impact of social media on boys and men The research/evidence behind the concerns How misogyny and sexism manifest in schools How schools can design effective systems and establish a healthy culture that safeguards girls and women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrg6RQB-Xis&t=3s

There is a structural dissonance at the heart of our education system that has long gone unacknowledged. Once latent, these foundational contradictions are now becoming increasingly visible as inequalities in student outcomes widen and scrutiny intensifies. Since the Attlee government’s landmark attempt at social democracy in 1945, education in the UK has been attempting to improve the life chances of disadvantaged children. Despite neoliberal elements creeping in, our educat

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Grace Barron, V21 Oracy Consultant, discusses the power of girls voices and our role in amplifying them In a slight departure from my usual topics, this blog is about girls - or rather, girls’ voices. I have a (I’d argue, important) habit of weaving oracy into almost everything I think about. Today is no different. Because when we talk about gender, safety, and the power of speaking up, oracy isn’t a side-thought. It’s the thread that holds the whole conversation together. T

Grace Barron, V21 Consultant, talks about five ways teacher voice shapes culture, growth, and change - and how we can hear them It’s the start of a new academic year - a season of fresh starts: new displays on classroom walls and teachers preparing for the students who are soon to walk through their classroom door. With this season of change comes a season of possibilities - habits we want to develop, (habits we want to break), and routines we want to refresh. And at the hear

Louise Marie talks to Al Booth (Founder of Oracy and Beyond) about her work on implementing oracy strategies in the classroom https://player.captivate.fm/episode/89a6ebc2-311c-495b-9288-538b576ed8ea

Tom Rogers interviews Louise Marie on the importance of oracy in the classroom, offering practical tips of how to implement this in any subject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aLWE2B_zBA&t=12s