The things schools, teachers, and parents ask us most — about how Voca works, how we handle student data, and how to get started.
How Voca works
Students practice speaking out loud. They talk to Voca Coach — an AI speaking partner that listens in real time and responds naturally — across four modes: Foundations, Conversation, Mock Interview, and Public Speaking. Each session is short, and the focus is on building fluency and confidence through regular practice rather than memorizing answers.
Not in the usual sense. Students only ever talk to one partner, Voca Coach, but behind the scenes a coordinated team of specialized agents analyzes each answer from different angles before turning it into clear, usable feedback. The experience for the student is a single, natural conversation.
Voca scores the specific skills that make up good speaking — things like fluency, pace, clarity, vocabulary range, and structure — and explains what to work on next. The aim is honest, practice-focused feedback a student can act on, not a single number.
Privacy & student data
No. Voca processes speech live during a session to give feedback, and audio is not stored afterwards. There are no recordings for teachers to mark or for anyone to review later.
No. Students sign in with a school code and their roll number — no personal email is required to use Voca. This keeps the amount of personal information involved to a minimum.
Voca is designed to collect as little as possible. For full details on what is and isn't collected, where it's stored, and how it's protected, see our privacy page.
Devices & access
Voca runs in the browser on a phone, tablet, or computer with a microphone. Because much of the practice happens at home, it's built to work on the devices students already have.
Both. Home access is included with every license, so students can build a daily speaking habit outside class time, while teachers see progress through their dashboard.
Voca is built to work with the English students actually speak, including regional varieties, and maps to the oral-communication expectations of major boards across several countries. See curriculum alignment for the boards we cover.
For teachers & parents
Teachers get a class-level dashboard showing how students are progressing on each speaking skill — with no recordings to listen to or mark. It's designed to give a clear picture at a glance.
Depending on the license, parents can receive honest, plain-language summaries of how their child is progressing. Inclusions vary by tier — see pricing.
Very little. Students practice independently, scoring is automatic, and there are no recordings to grade. Staff onboarding is included so teachers are comfortable quickly.
Getting started
Most schools begin with a single-campus pilot to verify engagement and board fit before a wider rollout. Pricing is arranged with each school through a local partner and sized to your cohort. See the paths.
There's no flat self-serve subscription. Because schools differ by size, region, and board, pricing is tailored to each school and arranged through a local partner.
Yes. Voca works with local partners to bring speaking practice to schools in new markets. See become a partner.
Still have questions?
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