Oracy: curriculum audit

Use our audit to assess your curriculum for how well you’ve embedded oracy and where you may need to improve it – for any subject, year group or Key Stage.

Last reviewed on 28 November 2025
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Contents
  1. How to use this audit
  2. Download our template audit
  3. Identify themes across groups
  4. Next steps

How to use this audit

Brush up on your oracy knowledge

This will help you to:

  • Identify what good practice looks like, while you're gathering your evidence
  • Understand and get ideas for next steps to tackle areas that need improvement

See our article and action plan for more resources to help you develop your understanding of oracy.

Audit each subject, year group or Key Stage individually

Tackle these 1 at a time (e.g. starting with year 1 and moving up to year 6), so you're gathering evidence on that particular area. This will also allow you to compare across subjects, year groups or Key Stages to see which ones need the most support when it comes to oracy.

Most of your usual methods for gathering evidence will work when assessing oracy. In particular, conduct lesson observations and learning walks to see if and how teachers