On Saturday 13th June, the Scottish National Team competed in the Gwalia WSDC Online Debate Open, an online competition run by our...

A few weeks ago we received the sad but understandable news that the World Schools Debating Competition, scheduled to be held in Mexico...

I hope you're all keeping well in these strange and uncertain times! Here at the ESU Scotland I've adjusted to working from home but,...

On Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December 2019 we held the first round of trials for the Scottish National Debating Team. This team will...

On Saturday 30th November the English-Speaking Union Scotland held the 13th annual St Andrew's Day Debating Competition in partnership...

When, in the year 400, Saint Jerome gave instructions for punctuating the Latin translation of the Bible that he had just completed, he...

3. The Colon In the transition from classical manuscripts to monkish scriptures, a sign began to appear at the end of sections – an ivy...

Welcome to the first of our monthly posts on debating tips and techniques. Our first post looks at DELIVERING A GREAT SPEECH FROM OPENING...

There’s huge excitement in the ESU Scotland office as we prepare for the St Andrew’s Day Debating Competition 2017! The St Andrew’s Day...

2. The Semicolon Celebrating the Semicolon and Commemorating Aldus Manutius Aldus Manutius is a man with a claim to being the world’s...

We were delighted that some of our Speakers' Corner Challenge finalists were invited to speak at the Patrick Geddes Learning Festival at...

It is September, the beginning of the school and academic year. That makes it appropriate for ESU-Scotland and the English Project to introd

It’s been a busy summer at the ESU as we get ready for the 2017-18 session. We hope this year will be an exciting one, as we partner...