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Gain recognition for the work you do to promote oracy

The ESU-Rutland Teacher Award

A group of students sitting in a classroom. A young female students is standing in the back of the room while speaking directly to the female teacher also standing in front of the room with handouts in her hand.

A brand new award for teachers developing their students’ oracy skills in England and Wales. Win up to £500 for you plus a free CPD workshop for your school!

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Oracy
Culture
Award

Liezel Closer is speaking to primary school pupils inside a classroom and listening to the tutor speaks.

Our classic whole-school award recognising and celebrating those schools placing oracy at the heart of their curriculum

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 Four female secondary school students listening to the male teacher speaks. The teacher is wearing lens glasses and one of the female student is wearing a headscarf. A map of the world is hanging on the wall in the background.

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Show that your school takes oracy seriously


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