Chair of The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to commission member Sally Apps about her work delivering Alternative and Specialised provisions across the Cabot Learning Federation and the importance of developing speech & language abilities, specifically with a focus on the Early Years. 

Having begun her career as an English teacher in Manchester in 2003, Sally Apps achieved her first headship a decade later, becoming the Principal of Bristol Metropolitan Academy. Sally is currently Education Director at the Cabot Learning Federation, and works alongside the Department for Education to support schools’ trust development in the South West, with a particular focus on supporting Alternative and Specialised Provision.

You can learn more about The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England and its members here.