# A Human Education for an Artificial World: Rachel Higginson on oracy, belonging and what schools must protect in the age of AI

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Podcast: [Thinking Deeply about Primary Education](https://stenobird.com/podcast/thinking-deeply-about-primary-education-3470150)
Published: 2026-05-02T03:32:00+00:00
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