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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...