Teacher testimonials
Teachers tell us about the difference our work - and your support - makes
Winners of the Schools’ Mace 2021
The team from Wellington College named winners of the grand final
‘Young people today are exposed to a tide of incivility – they need to be equipped with the skills to cope with it’
Meet Miles Young, the new Chair of the ESU
That was the Year that Was – the challenges of Covid 19 in 2020 and beyond…
Jonathan Callund, President of the ESU's International Council, shares his Commonwealth Day message
International Women's day - what do you wish for?
To celebrate International Women's Day on Monday 8th March, we asked five of our young alumna to share their hopes for the future in one-minute videos
‘I came back much more independent and confident in myself’
In 1955, Sheila Fowler-Watt (née Beynon) was the first girl to go on an ESU Secondary School Exchange to America. Since then, hundreds have followed in her footsteps, including her daughter, Susie, in 1986. Natasha Goodfellow hears their story
‘The overwhelming experience of our SSE students has been the warmth of welcome by their American contemporaries’
Adrian Underwood, retiring Chair of the SSE selection panel, reflects on his 45 years’ involvement with the scheme
‘I am so grateful to have experienced life overseas’
SSE alumnus Rob Black tells us about one of the best years of his left, spent at Ridley College in St. Catharines, Canada
A World Beneath the Sands – An Egyptologist’s Tale
Join Lincolnshire branch at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 16 February on Zoom for an evening with distinguished Egyptologist Professor Toby Wilkinson and leading Arabist John Raine CMG OBE
‘Thanks to the SSE, I now feel more set for life’
Emma Robinson reflects on an unforgettable experience, and the difference her grant made
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