Attended great @SpeakingCitz event yesterday, v.pleased @englishassociation.bsky.social#Oracy@robdrummond.bsky.social “We need to build a collective understanding around why oracy matters.”
*NEW SERIES ALERT* - EXCITED to announce Bloomsbury's new memory studies series: 'Critical Memory Studies', ed. Lucy Bond, Rick Crownshaw, Brett Ashley Kaplan & Jessica Rapson. Working in the area or know people that are? We'd love to hear from you! DM me for more info.
We are delighted to be part of this groundbreaking @SpeakingCitz work. Looking forward to listening to our CEO @DrRebeccaFisher alongside @ProfArleneHH & @DrTom_F_Wright this afternoon. #SpeakingCitizens#Oracywww.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-c...
Sharing recent research on oracy and citizenship education. Working together to identify next steps for policy and practice.
“For many students, the history they learn at school is knowledge they carry into their adult lives – and knowledge is the strongest antidote to ignorance. Rather than abandoning the Aboriginal deep time story, schools should be encouraging students to engage with it .”
Shameful and deeply disturbing. Shocking to read this news.
Ooops Prof Arlene Holmes-Henderson I shd have said 😵💫
V. much looking forward to this @SpeakingCitz event with Prof Arlene Holmes & Dr Tom Wright tomorrow + launch of @oracycommission report on Tuesday. All things spoken language for me this week. #Oracy#SpokenLanguage#CurriculumChange#Citizenship#EduSkywww.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-c...
Sharing recent research on oracy and citizenship education. Working together to identify next steps for policy and practice.
“Despite all the well-known harmful side effects of driving, an important social cost is often overlooked: the opportunity cost of not walking or cycling, including to public transport stops.” Excellent summary from LSE on the need to focus on health in delivering transport policies
Electric vehicles are key for reducing transport emissions, but do they produce a healthy urban transport system? David Klenert, Linus Mattauch and Simona Sulikova argue that the health benefits of…
“Universities are about much more than educating school leavers…Andy Haldane’s chapter explores the wider role.” A very good piece on the breadth & depth of universities’ value to a LOT incl. communities, research & development, individual longer term benefits re agency, opportunities, health etc
Universities are in crisis, but their contribution to the economy and society is often misunderstood. A new report sets the record straight | Stephen McNair
Universities are in crisis, but their contribution to the economy and society is often misunderstood. A new report sets the record straight