Outgoing union boss Geoff Barton will lead a commission on oracy to build a blueprint for a “national entitlement” across “all stages” of education in England.
Barton, who will stand down as general secretary of the ASCL leaders’ union next month, was an English teacher and long-serving head before he was elected in 2017.
Labour announced last year that its curriculum review will “explore how to weave oracy into lessons throughout school” if it wins power.
The commission is likely to influence the party’s thinking on the issue.
It is backed by Voice 21, which is part of Big Education, an academy trust and charity co-founded by Peter Hyman, one of Sir Keir Starmer’s closest advisers.
