Speaking Citizens: connecting communities
Monday 7 October 2024 | 12:00 noon – 6:30 pm
Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU
Aimed at classroom teachers, school leaders, academics, charity representatives, funders and employers, we will convene communities to celebrate recent research publications and discuss next steps for oracy and citizenship in education and society.
Attendance is free and registration is via Eventbrite. Thanks to generous funding from the British Academy and the University of Sussex, we can cover costs for 25 classroom teachers to attend (up to £150 each). Preference will be given to teachers in state-maintained comprehensive schools outside London and the South East of England. To find out more about the bursaries, and to claim back costs, please contact Dr Becky Fisher on r.fisher@englishassociation.ac.uk.
The event is co-organised by the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK, the English Association, the University of Sussex, Speaking Citizens, AHRC, the British Academy and Durham University.
Programme
12 noon Lunch on arrival
1.15pm Engaging with the European Parliament: what opportunities are available to UK teachers and students?
2.15pm – 3.15pm What have we learned about speaking and listening education? Celebrating the English Association’s oracy publications: an overview from Becky Fisher, Arlene Holmes-Henderson and Tom Wright and journal contributors
3.15pm – 3.45pm BREAK
3.45pm – 4.30pm Panel discussion: responding to the Oracy Commission recommendations and…where next?
4.30pm – 5pm Meet and mingle (networking opportunity)
5.15pm – 6.30pm Book launch and reception: Oracy: the politics of speech education (ed. Tom Wright) and the premiere of Speaking Citizens animated films
For security purposes, everyone needs to register to get a ticket with their name on
