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1 August 2025
Recommended reading

Sharing a story is an act of love

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1 August 2025
Recommended reading

Another of my favourite ‘Commission Conversations’ during the 2024 Oracy Education Commission was Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

He speaks passionately and convincingly about the life-changing impact of reading stories with young children. He goes on to talk about an amazing project building stronger communities around children’s stories, and highlights the power of human communication in a technological world.

All teachers should hear this and discuss with parents!

“If you share a story with your child in the early years, that’s an act of love.”
— Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Listen at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-commission-conversations-frank-cottrell-boyce/id1739353277?i=1000672546624 or search ‘Frank Cottrell-Boyce Commission Conversations’ on your favourite podcast app.

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