English Language: Teaching Methods
Commons · Question 111262 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Josh Babarinde
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support children in schools to develop their vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and listening skills.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 13 Feb 2026
The department recognises the importance of speaking and listening skills, which has been very clearly set out by the recent Curriculum and Assessment Review. As part of our English curriculum reform, we will make sure that communication skills inherent i...