27th MarchESU Regional Final 2025
Three Year 11 students competed in the Regional Final of the English Speaking Union (ESU) public speaking competition held in the Halle and Holborn rooms. Katie L (Chair), Katherine W (Speaker) and Lars M (questioner) challenged teams from Royal Grammar School (High Wycombe), Bedford School, Bedford Modern School, Oxford High School and Radley College.
Only one team was chosen to go to the National Final and although SCD did not advance to the next round, the ESU judges thought the students ‘acquitted themselves very well in a contest where the standard was very high and there was little to choose between the teams overall’. With an ‘exceptional speech which was both well constructed and delivered with obvious passion’, Katherine won the hearts of the judges and the audience when she presented the topic ‘The UK’s approach to tackling homelessness is not doing enough to support young people in need.’
Congratulations to the whole team for contributing to a highly successful evening!
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