More Than a Competition: My IPSC Week in London
ESU alumna, Ugne Žirgute, shares how competing in the ESU International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) brought her new friendships, unexpected pride in her Lithuanian roots and a confidence she didn't know she was looking for
‘It’s a great opportunity for our students to grow in confidence, learn from other people and then get out there and do it for themselves’
Find out more about a Discover Your Voice session at Harlington Upper School in Central Bedfordshire, one of 55 education investment areas (EIAs) identified in the 2020 levelling up white paper
‘Debating is a tool for how you actually live in the real world’
Tim Schmalz, Head of History and debating lead at Radley College, twice winners of the ESU Schools’ Mace debating competition, tells us the secrets of his teams’ success, and why debating is such a useful skill to have
Ten tips for debating success
Our competition judges spill the beans on winning strategies for the ESU Schools’ Mace debating competition
My experience as a Walter Page Hines scholar
Lisa Reynolds reflects on her experience as a recipient of the ESU’s Walter Page Hines Scholarship, exploring how innovative assistive technologies and AI are supporting communication and learning for young people with vision impairment in the United States
‘The skills I learned then are every bit as valid now’
ESU debating alumnus Gerry O’Donnell tells us about his experiences and the teachers who made him, and why he’s happy to judge for us today
'Not winning the IPSC is the best thing that has happened to me'
In May 2018, 19-year-old Estonian Markus Aksli took to the floor at the Royal Institution as one of the grand finalists in the ESU’s International Public Speaking Competition. The winner of his country’s national final, Markus had arrived – along with dozens of other national winners – in London a week earlier for an intense few days of public speaking training, heats and cultural visits
Why I volunteer for the ESU
Joël Lawson, originally from Guadeloupe (French Caribbean/West Indies), tells us why he’s pleased to bring some diversity to ESU judging panels – and why he hopes others will follow suit
The art of the interview in the age of AI
Oracy skills are soon to become the determining factor in the world of work, says Natasha Goodfellow
‘The SSE has been the most transformative, exciting and enriching chapter of my life’
Lucia Gamble, a recent scholar on our Secondary School Exchange programme, tells us about her experience
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