‘I can’t tell you what to expect, the SSE is what you make it’
Seren Happs, a recent scholar on our Secondary School Exchange programme, tells us about her experience
A landmark for oracy
Oracy recognised as key skill
This House Believes the UK should legalise the use of gene-edited embryos in pregnancy
Take a look at the opening arguments in one of the debates from the Schools’ Mace finals 2025
‘That week changed how I see the world. We weren’t just sharing speeches, we were exchanging world views’
Saesha Goyal, one of the six finalists at the International Public Speaking Competition 2025, tells us about what she got out of the experience
Could debate dissolve the manosphere?
Louisa Searle, Director of Education at the ESU, explains how oracy can help young people feel more connected and engaged with the wider world
‘Seeing so many young, bright minds find a stage to voice their opinions reminded me of the importance of the ESU at a local, grassroots level’
There is no one-size-fits-all model for the national competitions that feed into the IPSC. Here, we catch up with Malta to find out what drives them, how contests run and the challenges and highlights involved
‘What I really love is watching the young people grow in confidence’
Over the years Anthony Harris has helped the ESU in more ways than one could ever imagine - from filming the finals of our competitions to laying cables in Dartmouth House. Here, he tells consultant editor Natasha Goodfellow why we’re a cause so close to his heart
Memories of my year in England
Ken McDonald shares his memories of his Secondary School Exchange to Christ’s Hospital in 1950
‘We never thought we’d make it this far‘
All teams in Mace have achieved great things but, this year, we discovered one had made it to the grand finals almost entirely of their own volition
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