Expression of Interest for National Curriculum - Oracy Framework Expert Sector Panel
The Department for Education, the UK government department responsible for education policy and standards, is seeking expert panel members to support development of a national Primary Oracy Framework, including content relevant to secondary education. Panel members will provide theoretical and practical expertise, draft or contribute to chapters, advise on evidence and examples of best practice in England and internationally, attend regular meetings with the Department and lead drafter, review successive drafts, advise on sustainable delivery, and support the framework’s launch. The framework will provide non-statutory guidance for effective teaching of oracy in schools, with work delivered through collaboration with the Department and lead drafter across the United Kingdom and potentially internationally. The arrangement has no specified contract value or fixed duration, and all panel members will participate on a pro-bono basis, with eligible travel expenses for in-person meetings reimbursed. The critical qualification is strong theoretical oracy expertise and/or extensive experience delivering oracy across the curriculum or through school, teacher and leadership development programmes in different education settings.
Buyer: Department for Education. Source: Contracts Finder. Updated 5 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: Not stated by the buyer
- Bids close: 23 Oct 2026
- Location: United Kingdom
- Procedure: Other - Open Expression of Interest
- Contract period: 9 Nov 2026 to 31 Jul 2027
- Category: Education and training services (80000000)
From the official notice
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint, via an expression of interest (EOI), expert panel members to support the development of the Primary Oracy Framework. Although this is a primary framework, this document will include secondary content and may require secondary expertise. The panel members will work with the lead drafter and DfE to produce a document that provides non-statutory guidance to support the effective teaching of oracy in schools. Panel members will have strong theoretical oracy-expertise and/or extensive experience of delivering oracy across the curriculum, in programmes for schools and CPD for teachers and leaders in different education settings. The role of panel member will include: i. providing expertise and experience to support the development of the framework, including on accuracy of content and deliverability of the content. ii. drafting sections/chapters of the framework and/or making contributions to sections/chapters. iii. attending regular meetings with the DfE & lead drafter to contribute to discussions on the scope and content of the document. The panel will provide advice and guidance and reach a consensus on the issues discussed. iv. advising on evidence and examples of best practice in England and internationally. v. providing regular reviews of content and comment on different iterations of the draft framework. vi. commenting on options for a sustainable approach to the delivery of the Primary-Oracy-Framework, taking account...
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