Ministers explore developing ‘formative assessments’
More from this theme Recent articles Government will explore “whether we should be developing more formative assessments around oracy”, the schools minister has said. Georgia Gould also said the aim of the increased emphasis on speaking, listening and communication skills in the new curriculum was “not to put more pressure” on schools. Instead the government wants to “give them the tools to teach in the ways that many teachers want to do, in a way that’s engaging and connects with the people in their classrooms”. Georgia Gould The government’s response to the curriculum and assessment review last year pledged a new “oracy framework” to complement reading and writing frameworks. Addressing the Voice21 Speaking Summit on Friday, Gould said she believed oracy was “as foundational as numeracy, literacy and writing”, and that is not “an add on” but a core part of curriculum reforms. “As the world rapidly changes around us, and we all have our digital devices with us, that face-to-face connection matters more than ever. “That’s why we will be embedding oracy in the …
