"Mistakes are okay. If you're making mistakes, it shows that you're trying something and that you're working on it." - Pete Munroe

Once upon a time in a radio station boardroom a new Managing Director was giving a talk to the on-air team. During her introduction she said she wanted to see mistakes. She wanted to see ideas that didn't come off. Because if we were getting things wrong, we were trying something new, and we were learning from it.

You can't learn anything new if you don't move in a direction other than where you are.

This is a point that Peter Munroe brilliantly raises and shares examples of this in science teaching in this episode of Oracy And Beyond.

(Admittedly, there's more potential for explosions in a science lab than in a radio studio. Depending on the idea...)

Peter is the Head of Chemisty at Uckfield College and is passionate about oracy in science.

On this episode Peter talks about:

* His own experiences with oracy, in particular struggling to talk to peers, despite a background in drama.

* How oracy gave a voice to young adults who had been affected by the lockdowns during the Covid pandemic, and helped build confidence dented by a lack of social communication.

* How making those mistakes can open the eyes and the minds of young people and give them the confidence to try.

You can find out more about Peter Munroe here.

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