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Young pupils posing with the medals and trophy won

‘Winston would approve!’

ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition 2022 winners announced

 Zain posing for a picture

Zain Hussain

Find out more about ESU alumnus and member Zain

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A Festival of Ideas About Speaking and Listening  

Tom Wright from the University of Sussex reports on the recent Uses of Oracy conference

 Collage of young pupils posing for a picture with their awards, trophies, and medals

Oracy comes first in Cardiff

ESU South Wales branch sponsors a primary school oracy workshop and competition hosted by Howell’s School in Cardiff  

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Re-engaging with the ESU - Sarah Harding

1990 Secondary School Exchange alumna Sarah Harding tells us how she has enjoyed recently reconnecting with the ESU

 A picture of a young female debater standing in front of a fireplace inside the ESU London's office building at Dartmouth House.

Bromley High School and Ibstock Place School go through to the ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition Grand Finals

Bromley High School and Ibstock Place School win the London Regional Finals amidst an immensely high standard of competition

 Tonbridge Grammar School winning team posing with the Mace

Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls wins the Mace!

First-time debaters win the ESU Schools’ Mace debating competition 2022

 A photograph of the Wales Branch Public Speaking Competition Winners 2022 holding the trophy.

Argoed High School to represent Wales at the ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Final

South Wales branch hosted a lively regional final of the ESU-Churchill Public Speaking competition, with Argoed High School succeeding to the Grand Finals as the winning team

 Oundle School students posing with their trophy

Public speaking competitions in the new age

Local coordinator Steph Thorne recounts how the East Midlands region’s hybrid competition got on
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