Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to Amy Gaunt about the history of oracy education policy in England from the 1920s until the present day. 

Amy is Director of Learning, Impact and Influence at Voice 21. Amy joined the charity's founding leadership team in 2016, supporting the growth of the organisation from one London school to a network of over 1000 schools across the UK. She is co-author of 'Transform Teaching and Learning through Talk: the Oracy Imperative' and Voice 21's 'Oracy Benchmarks'.