Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to Justine Andrew about why oracy is such a vital skill in the workplace, the impact of Covid on young people's transitions into the world of work and what she hopes the Commission will achieve. 

Based in Leeds, Justine is Head of Education and Skills at KPMG and is also Head of the University Partnership Team. She leads KPMG’s work with some of the largest Education providers nationally as well as being at the forefront of work in the skills space. In her University Partnership role she is thinking differently about how providers and employers can work together across a range of areas, including embedding skills such as oracy into the curriculum. She has a particular interest in the economic development of ‘place’ and the role of collaboration to achieve that.