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  • 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 […]

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    Sunday Show Debate at Dartmouth House

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

    This House Believes that the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates that we should prioritise security and safety over personal liberty. Join us for a lively show debate on Sunday, 27 February, 4pm. Among those debating in Mace format will be David Langwallner, Barrister at Law at 1MCB Chambers and writer; Tom Hamilton, Associate Director of WPI Strategy; […]

  • Ouse Valley Branch: Churchill – a flawed talent?

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

    ‘Churchill: a flawed talent?’ with Allen Packwood (Churchill archives, Churchill College, Cambridge) It has long been accepted that Churchill was one of the great figures in British history. A man of huge talent, a great war leader, an inspiring orator, a prolific writer - but also a man with many flaws, an unpopular political figure, […]

  • Salisbury and Wiltshire Branch: ‘Royal Navy Hovercraft in the Falkland Islands’ by Cdr Vernon Phillips RN (Retd)

    The White Hart Hotel 1 St John's Street, Salisbury

    'Royal Navy Hovercraft in the Falkland Islands' by Cdr Vernon Phillips RN (Retd) The Hovercraft was a relatively new invention in 1967 when Commander Vernon Phillips was sent to the Falkland Islands to put the craft through sea trials. He will share his stories of his year on the South Atlantic’s waves, together with tales […]

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    Zoom Event: The ESU Friendly International Forum

    Online Meeting

    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 topic of this second FIF meeting will be: 'Owing to the decline […]

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    Lincolnshire Branch Event: Educating for the Future – An Evening with Sir Jon Coles

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

    The Lincolnshire Branch of the ESU are linking with Dartmouth House to host an online evening with Sir John Coles . Respected educationalist and Chief Executive of United Learning Sir Jon Coles will be joining Matthew Christmas, Head of Engagement at the English-Speaking Union, to discuss some of the key questions in education today and […]

  • A portrait of Yulia Chaplina

    Piano recital with Yulia Chaplina

    Dartmouth House 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    The English-Speaking Union welcomes you to an evening of piano music with ESU Music Scholarship alumna Yulia Chaplina at Dartmouth House. The programme will include works from Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Mozart. Debuting aged seven with a performance of Bach's Keyboard Concerto in F minor with the Rostov State Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Chaplina trained in Rostov […]

  • Salisbury Branch event: an update from Colin Wagstaff on The King’s School, Tamil Nadu

    The White Hart Hotel 1 St John's Street, Salisbury

    An update on The King's School, Tamil Nadu by Colin Wagstaff Colin Wagstaff is an ex-Army officer who left the services in 1976 mainly due to injuries sustained in a parachuting accident. His parents and grandparents were born in India. His father, John Wagstaff, was a Captain in the British Royal Navy and he served […]

  • Salisbury and Wiltshire Branch: ‘Sir Clements Markham RGS: success or failure?’ by Isobel Williams

    The White Hart Hotel 1 St John's Street, Salisbury

    ‘Sir Clements Markham RGS: success or failure?’ by Isobel Williams Our last Talk of the 2021-22 season, on Wednesday, 20 April, is by Isobel Williams. Isobel is a retired Consultant in Respiratory Medicine. While qualifying at St George’s Hospital, University of London, where Edward Wilson, Robert Scott’s friend and confidant, had trained some sixty-five years […]