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Commission Conversations are short dialogues, discussions, and debates compiled by the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England. They are designed to explore 'oracy' at a theoretical and practical level, illuminating what oracy is, and why it matters so much. The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England is an independent commission, chaired by Geoff Barton and hosted by Voice 21.
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Signup to Generate a PitchCommission Conversations are short dialogues, discussions, and debates compiled by the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England. They are designed to explore 'oracy' at a theoretical and practical level, illuminating what oracy is, and why it matters so much.
The Commission Conversations is hosted by The Oracy Education Commission. The show has published 63 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Commission Conversations - The Speaking Summit 2025" (27 March 2025, 12 minutes), "The Commission Conversations - Frank Cottrell-Boyce" (10 October 2024, 21 minutes), and "Commission Conversations - Teresa Cremin and Helen Hendry" (7 October 2024, 15 minutes).
The Commission Conversations publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 18 minutes across 63 episodes.
Booking probability for The Commission Conversations is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Commission Conversations requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Commission Conversations's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Oracy Education Commission hosts The Commission Conversations, an education podcast with 63 episodes published.
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Episode #59
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, catches up with Tim Oates CBE, Dame Alison Peacock, Baz Ramaih and Beccy Earnshaw at Voice 21's...
Episode #58
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Frank Cottrell-Boyce about early language and reading.<br/><br/>Frank Cottrell-Boyce is...
Episode #58
<p>In this Commission Conversation, Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Professor Teresa Cremin and Dr Helen Hendry about oracy and reading for...
Episode #57
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Independent Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Dame Alison Peacock about oracy in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)...
Episode #55
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Independent Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to commissioners Justine Andrew, Jeffrey Boakye and Christine Counsell about...
Episode #57
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Independent Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to commissioners Sonia Thompson, Stephen Coleman and Sarah Houghton about their...
Episode #56
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Independent Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to commissioners Rob Drummond, Sally Apps and Rufus Norris about their...
Episode #55
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Rebecca Montacute about the Sutton Trust's new report 'Life Lessons' which explores the...
Episode #55
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Jacqui O'Hanlon about realising the potential of Shakespeare's work in the curriculum and...
Episode #50
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Rachel Higgingson about developing a whole-school approach to oracy education, oracy in...
The Commission Conversations
<p>In this ‘Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to John Claughton about the importance of teaching young people about language, how to...
Episode #50
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Clare Sealy about why it's oracies, not oracy, which aspects of oracy students might need...
The Commission Conversations
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Lewis Iwu about the importance of teaching young people debating skills, the importance of...
The Commission Conversations
<p>In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Sammy Wright about his new book 'Exam Nation', including the challenges of assessing oracy...
Episode #41
<p>In this ‘Commission Conversation’ Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Brian Jenner about the importance of process to oratory.</p><p>Brian Jenner is a speech...
Episode #40
<p>In this ‘Commission Conversation’ Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Wendy Lee about the challenges of identifying children and young people with Speech...
Episode #40
<p>In this ‘Commission Conversation’ Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Adam Power-Annand about using drama to support speaking and listening in Key Stage...
Episode #39
<p>In this ‘Commission Conversation’ Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Topsy Page about oracy in a primary setting and practical ideas for embedding speaking and...
Episode #38
<p>In this ‘Commission Conversation’ Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Daisy Christodoulou about the challenges with traditional assessment and how comparative...
Episode #37
<p>In this ‘Commission Conversation’ Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England talks to Grace Lockrobin and Emma Swinn about Philosophy for Children and how this approach can...
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