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Are We Just Manufacturing Consent?
Interested to learn what teachers and leaders think about compliance culture in schools? Click here! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/louise-marie-a3607978_complianceculture-criticalthinking-schoolculture-activity-7388603569475624962-zRm0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABBiOYoBh7s8svTFNYUUQEv3LKzhBaENnYs
Feb 7


Talk like a girl
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
Jan 4


Why teacher voice is the key to a thriving school year
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
Oct 30, 2025


Oracy as an epiphany- How listening is a vital way of teaching
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
Oct 29, 2025


All things oracy - TTR
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
Oct 29, 2025
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