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  • The ESU Lincolnshire AGM

    Zoom Webinar

    Log on details will be sent out to members. If you haven’t received yours, please do email the Lincolnshire branch’s Honourable Secretary, Mrs Kelly Bevers, at [email protected] for details.

  • Christmas drinks reception at Dartmouth House

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    We hope many of you will be able to join us at Dartmouth House on Monday, 6 December at 6.30pm for a drinks reception, to meet and mingle with fellow members, branch chairs, volunteers, alumni and the board, and to unite in our shared commitment to our educational programmes. Reserve your ticket(s) here: https://esuchristmas.eventbrite.co.uk

  • Reflections on Westminster

    Zoom Webinar

    It is fair to say that the Government and possibly Parliament is, once again, facing a crisis in its relationship with the nation. The Owen Paterson affair is just one example of behaviour which is at odds with the public view of what is acceptable by our politicians. Is Westminster out of touch with the people? […]

  • POSTPONED London branch talk: The Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile by Andrew Lownie

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    POSTPONED Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Lownie ESU SSE Alumnus will discuss his new book The Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile.  The book examines the years following the abdication of Edward VIII when the former king was kept in exile, feuding with his family over status for his wife, Wallis Simpson, and denied any […]

  • Zoom: London branch AGM

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    The ESU London Branch would like to invite all ESU members of London Branch to its Annual General Meeting, being held on 20th December 2021on Zoom. The meeting is an opportunity hear what the committee has been doing this year, and its plans for next year. It is also a forum for your voice to […]

  • Dame Sara Thornton in conversation with Alastair Niven

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    Join us for a Zoom event in which the current UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Joanne Thornton, DBE, QPM will be in conversation with Alastair Niven. The conversation will explore the role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner, which is to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking […]

  • ZOOM EVENT: ESU FIF: Friendly International Forum on

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    The Friendly International Forum  is an informal forum aimed at exchanging views, with an underlying aim of building future collaborations and initiatives. The host of the FIF will move between different ESUs internationally and each forum will be centred around a topic. The first FIF will be hosted by England and Wales and the topic will be: […]

  • Matthew Rycroft in conversation with Alastair Niven

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    Matthew Rycroft CBE is the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. This is the most senior civil service position in perhaps the most complex and controversial of all UK government departments. In this conversation with Alastair Niven, Matthew will talk about the challenges of working on immigration, crime and many other contentious issues. He will […]

  • ESU Secondary School Exchange Webinar

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    Are you interested in spending a whole academic year at a US high school during your gap year?   The ESU’s Secondary School Exchange offers students the opportunity to spend a gap year at an American high school at the end of Year 13. It’s a fantastic chance for students to spend time abroad broadening […]

  • Ouse Valley Branch: ‘Why oracy skills are vital to children’s development’ with Professor Neil Mercer

    The Sharnbrook Hotel, Bedford Park Lane, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1LX, United Kingdom

    'Why oracy skills are vital to children's development' Professor Neil Mercer  (University of Cambridge, and Director, Oracy Cambridge) in conversation with Barbara Firth, governor, the English-Speaking Union. Research has shown that children’s spoken language experience is very important for the development of their reasoning skills, their subject learning and their life chances in general. It […]