Leading Education Improvement Through
Oracy-Oriented Inquiry

In this programme, educators will forefront oracy to explore challenges in their settings. Through collaboration in their setting and with the programme community, participants will promote student and professional learning, and wider aspects of setting culture and improvement.
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2 hours

Online Course

By completing this course, you will:

develop a deeper understanding of what oracy is and why it matters - broadly, and for your context;
work with colleagues to develop your oracy practices in targeted ways;
support wider learning and improvement in your setting through a collaborative oracy-focused inquiry;
build capacity to make evidence-based decisions about what works for your setting’s community;
share your setting’s contextualised research into improvement through oracy, with the wider education community.

Course Lessons

Dr. Alison Twiner

Senior Research Associate, Camtree, Hughes Hall,
University of Cambridge
Alison is a researcher at Camtree (Hughes Hall, a college of the University of Cambridge) and also a member of CEDiR - the Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research group - based at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. Her interests are particularly in how we use and allow for different ways of communicating, to support meaning making and learning; alongside supporting professional development that is meaningful and impactful locally and at scale. She has experience in supporting many projects, practitioners and settings to explore, understand and adapt their practices, and to share practitioner-authored insights for the benefit of the wider education community.
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Dr. Peter Dudley

CEO of Camtree, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge
Pete taught in state schools, led education in four successful English local authorities and helped innovate school-collaboration at England’s National College for School Leadership. He was responsible for school standards for five years as Director of the Blair government’s Primary National Strategy and he taught education leadership and improvement at Cambridge for seven years. As a founding member of Oracy Cambridge and Camtree: the Cambridge Teacher Research Exchange at Hughes Hall - Pete continues to work with teachers and leaders in schools and settings across the UK and abroad using dialogic lesson study to improve learning, teaching and schools.

Nicola Romaine

National English Lead, Twinkl
Nicola is Twinkl’s National Primary English Lead, and has over 20 years of experience in education; as Deputy Headteacher, English Lead and LEA English Advisor. For the past decade, Nicola has held roles at notable UK educational publishers, charities and ITT organisations, leading primary English on a national level, collaborating with Trusts, English Hubs, ITT organisations, and as Lead Author on NPQH, NPQSL and NPQL courses.
During the course of her career, Nicola has prioritised collaborating with a network of UK and international experts in the field of English, and is diligent in ensuring that educators are presented with products and solutions that are backed by research evidence and the latest pedagogy. She has authored many articles for educational publications, and has delivered and participated in a breadth of webinars and podcasts on key pedagogical issues.
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Laura Brogan

National Phonics Lead, Twinkl
Laura is Twinkl’s National Phonics Lead, responsible for leading the strategic direction and development of Twinkl’s DfE-validated Systematic Synthetic Phonics Programme. She brings over a decade of experience in educational leadership, including roles as Assistant Headteacher and Trust-Wide Phonics and Early Reading Lead. With a deep understanding of the education landscape and curriculum design, she has supported a wide range of schools - including those serving some of the most disadvantaged communities. A passionate advocate for evidence-informed practice, she is committed to empowering staff teams and embedding sustainable change to improve outcomes for all learners.

Rebecca Stott

Director of Education, Twinkl
Rebecca is the Director of Education at Twinkl Educational Publishing. A qualified secondary headteacher with an MA-Ed in SEND & Digital Learning, Rebecca is a passionate advocate for the transformational power of literacy, EdTech and quality of education who leads the expert teams who deliver innovative, inclusive curriculum resources, professional development, EdTech solutions and educational news to over 6 million educators worldwide.
With over 16 years of experience in education, spanning trust leadership (EYFS-KS4), governance, school leadership, ITT provision and assessment, and English provision (KS3-KS5), Rebecca has a proven track record of supporting schools and trusts to improve outcomes across all areas of school improvement.