Is oracy a priority in your school? 
Become a Voice 21 Oracy School

Join us to ensure every student in your school benefits from a high-quality oracy education by becoming a Voice 21 Oracy School.

Sign up here!
Membership stages: 

As a Voice 21 Oracy School, you’ll be part of a diverse community of schools learning and collaborating together, your school will benefit from:

  • Initial benchmarking and strategic-planning with a Voice 21 expert
  • Personalised support from your dedicated point of contact at Voice 21
  • Ongoing support and resources, including access to our online learning hub
  • Materials and guidance for cascading training to school staff
  • Free access to regional oracy events and regular webinars
  • Discounted access to regular oracy events held across the UK
Membership stages are progressive and each lasts for a year: 

Stage 1

Build the foundations of oracy teaching and learning in the classrooms across your school through the development of teacher practice

Stage 1 includes, 2 staff places at 3 days of professional development.

Primary: £1500 | Secondary: £2000

Stage 2

Embed oracy throughout the curriculum, culture, routines and core approaches of your school

 Stage 2 includes 2 staff places at 2 days of professional development and 1 day of in-school support from a Voice 21 expert.

Primary: £2500 | Secondary: £3000

Stage 3

Continue improving and sustaining practice in your own school, and begin cascading to other schools in your network

Stage 3 includes a holistic in-school review and improvement process led by Voice 21 and a peer school. 

Primary: £1500 | Secondary: £2000

Most schools start at Stage 1, but do contact us to discuss this further if you are unsure. You can register just for Stage 1 or for multiple Stages.

Rebecca Want

Assistant Headteacher, Huntington Academy

“I genuinely feel that the Voice 21 team are just as dedicated as the individual school leaders to making this approach work in each and every setting. I have enjoyed this experience and I have been so inspired by their vision and research”

Gillian Russell

Coppice Primary School

“It was an inspiring experience, which I have absolutely no doubt, has changed the life chances of many pupils at Coppice primary School.”

Neil Verdin

Headteacher, Pleasant Street Primary School

“Developing confident and articulate communication from an early age is the essential tool in ensuring children can transfer learning effectively across the curriculum and beyond. Voice Liverpool offers a fantastic opportunity for schools to work collaboratively; refining sophisticated teaching skills in Oracy to ensure our children receive the best possible stepping stones to succeed.”

Sign up for January 2021!

We are now full to capacity for schools starting their membership as a Voice 21 Oracy School in the Autumn Term. You can sign up below to register as a Voice 21 Oracy School to start in January 2021.

Sign up as an individual school

You can sign up to work with us as an individual Voice 21 Oracy School.

Develop oracy across your group of schools

If you are part of a Multi-Academy Trust, Local Authority or Teaching School Alliance we can work with you across your group of schools. Click below to find out more.

If you sign up at as a Voice 21 Oracy School at Stage from January 2021, you can choose the most convenient location for you for the three days of CPD: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol or York.

Please note while that we intend to deliver CPD days in person from January 2021 onwards, this is subject to government guidance on Covid-19. If necessary we will switch to online delivery.

If you have any questions do get in touch with alex@voice21.org.

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