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April 2020
South Wales Branch: Members’ Lunch with Guest speaker, Professor James Raven.
ESU member's lunch at Cardiff City Hospitality Suites with guest speaker Professor James Raven. More details and tickets available by emailing esuswb@gmail.com. Directions and ticket prices available on request.
Find out more »Devon & Exeter Branch: Annual Black Tie Dinner – CANCELLED
We regret that this event has been cancelled. Devon & Exeter Branch's annual Black Tie Dinner with a talk autobiographical talk from Billy “Scratch” Hitchen. At the end of the Easter holidays in 1963, Billy ‘Scratch’ Hitchen, instead of returning to school in Salcombe, having already been expelled by his mother, who was the head of East Portlemouth School, chose to run away to sea: he was just 14. Before the age of 19, he had sailed round the world…
Find out more »English Speaking Union Competition Entry
This is the place to register for all ESU secondary school competitions Register here to take part in: Schools' Mace Debating (years 7-13)ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition (years 9-11)Performing Shakespeare (years 7-9)Public Speaking competition: Challenges students to engage with wide-ranging cross-curricular topics, while helping to meet National Curriculum speaking and listening targetsRegular hints, tips and resources which you can use to improve oracy skills in your classroomYears 9-11£45 per team (up to two teams per school) Heats from November to February,…
Find out more »Performing Shakespeare Competition London (South West) Area Final
We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.
Find out more »60th ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition Grand Final
We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.
Find out more »ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition 60th Grand Final
Come and see our work in action as one of the oldest continuously running public speaking competitions in the UK reaches its final stage. The Grand Final is the culmination of five months of Public Speaking competitions throughout England and Wales. The young speakers have got through over 80 local branch heats and finals, and eight regional finals to make it to the Grand Final. The competition involves two teams of three (speaker, chair and questioner) competing against each other…
Find out more »Performing Shakespeare Competition West Area Final
We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.
Find out more »Performing Shakespeare Competition London (North West) Area Final
We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.
Find out more »Performing Shakespeare Competition London (South East) Area Final
We regret that this event has been postponed until further notice. For more information please call 020 7529 1550 or email competitions@esu.org.
Find out more »London Branch: Book Club
ESU London Branch Members' monthly book club at Dartmouth House, please contact Kathleen Earley for details this month's book and to reserve a space: earley.kathleen@gmail.com
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