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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]