Michael Gardner is the founder of The Oracy Shift, an organisation dedicated to elevating oracy in education. An experienced teacher, he is the Teaching and Learning Lead at Maritime Academy Trust, supporting professional development across 13 primary schools.

• Introduction 1. Demystifying Oracy 2. Defining Social Mobility 3. From Birth to Age 3 4. Entering EYFS: The ‘School Readiness’ Divide 5. Closing Gaps in EYFS 6. Time to Intervene 7. The Key to Unlocking Learning 8. The Vocabulary Gap 9. The Fourth R 10. Oracy for Wellbeing 11. Leveraging Oracy for Wellbeing 12. Barriers to the Workplace 13. Workplace of the Future 14. Fostering an Oracy Culture 15. Taking Action 16. Case Studies 17. Conclusion

Michael Gardner is the founder of The Oracy Shift, an organisation dedicated to elevating oracy in education. An experienced teacher, he is the Teaching and Learning Lead at Maritime Academy Trust, supporting professional development across 13 primary schools.

• Introduction 1. Demystifying Oracy 2. Defining Social Mobility 3. From Birth to Age 3 4. Entering EYFS: The ‘School Readiness’ Divide 5. Closing Gaps in EYFS 6. Time to Intervene 7. The Key to Unlocking Learning 8. The Vocabulary Gap 9. The Fourth R 10. Oracy for Wellbeing 11. Leveraging Oracy for Wellbeing 12. Barriers to the Workplace 13. Workplace of the Future 14. Fostering an Oracy Culture 15. Taking Action 16. Case Studies 17. Conclusion