Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 112220
Pupils: Literacy
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
David Baines
Labour — St Helens North
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce measures for tracking spoken language skills alongside existing literacy assessments.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe 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...
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