"I would deliberately do bits wrong, and they could tell me. And they did it in pairs, they did it in fours, they did it where they were starting off with a question, or they were halfway through a question. For me, that was like the prime example of how we could prove that oracy was just a brilliant way of doing things."

Caroline Hudson is The Kitchen Table Teacher. With more than 30-years' experience in Early Years teaching and leadership, she specialises in Oracy, Maths and English.

And it is how she brought oracy into her maths teaching, and how it transformed the understanding of her pupils when it came to long division that highlights just how powerful oracy is in creating equity amongst young people.

"Oracy is about giving children the right level of step to have an equal chance at the top."

Caroline also shares her own experience of how a child in Year 6 went from being largely uncommunicative to presenting in front of his class. She also shares how oracy could have made a difference in her own schooling too.

You can find out more about Caroline Hudson in these places:

KitchenTableTeacher.co.uk

Insta: @KitchenTableTeacher

Facebook: Kitchen Table Teacher

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