Tales from Thailand
Gap-year student sponsored by the Devon & Exeter branch reports on her year teaching English to primary age children.
Oracy as a life skill
The latest research on spoken english from Cambridge University looks at how oracy can improve classroom discussions, critical thinking and the development of life skills.
There’s no ‘I’ in Schools’ Mace
Top tips on alleviating pressure on Schools' Mace participants and how getting your whole debate club involved can maximise the potential.
International Perspectives on Oracy
Our Director of Education updates us on the state of speaking across the world after our international council meeting.
Top 10 tips to…prepare your students for ESU competitions
Expert tips for competing in an ESU competition that can give your students a head start.
Bedfordshire’s pioneering primary public speaking competition
2018 will be the eighth successive year of public speaking competitions devised and organised by the ESU Ouse Valley Branch for primary school pupils in Bedfordshire.
World Schools Debating Championships - a first-hand account
Odunayo Salu of Team Wales gives us the lowdown on being part of World Schools Debating Championship 2017.
Thinking Allowed through P4C
Harriet Goodman, trained in delivering Philosophy for Children explains how P4C can be used in the classroom to encourage debate and critical thinking.
The Power of Words
Not all schools have equal access to debate. Head Teacher Geoff Barton makes an impassioned case for why they should.
Lincoln branch news March to July 2017
The Lincolnshire branch, in conjunction with the University of Lincoln, hosted an inspirational lecture by Lord Boateng, on ‘Education for a Changing World’.
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