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ESU Scotland is based in Edinburgh and retains close links with the ESU's international headquarters at Dartmouth House. The mission statement for ESU Scotland is to:
DEBATING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING In many circles the ESU is best known for its major educational activity, the promotion of debate as an educational tool. ESU Scotland runs the ESU Scotland Juniors' tournament, which in the 2006/7 school year received 113 entries. The winners of the 2006/7 tournament, held in the National Gallery Of Scotland , were George Heriot's . The Juniors tournament is generously sponsored by ASDA ESU Scotland also administers the Scottish legs of the ESU Schools Mace, ESU Public Speaking Competition and the ESU John Smith Memorial Mace (named after the former Labour leader and winner of the competition who died in 1994). ESU Scotland also teaches debate through Outreach Programmes, teacher training and the provision of resources. It was commissioned to write comprehensive learning resources by the Scottish Executive in 2006. As well as this ESU Scotland offers coaching support to branches and ESUs all over the world and is closely involved with the Scotland Schools Debating Team which competes in the World Schools Debating Championships each year. CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION ESU Scotland runs a creative writing competition in conjunction with the National Galleries Of Scotland and the Scottish Poetry Library . It is sponsored by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and supported by The Scotsman newspaper. This competition requires entrants to write a poem or piece of prose inspired by one of the works in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland. In 2007, the best entrants from the previous two years will be collated into a book. EFL CLASSES ESU Scotland offers part-time English language classes for students at all levels, from beginners to advanced. It holds most classes at the ESU in the centre of Edinburgh or at its Learning Centre in Meadowbank. WORLD MEMBERS CONFERENCE 2008 Every four years, the ESU holds a World Members Conference, and the 2008 Conference is to be held in Edinburgh . ESU Scotland has already attracted some world-class speakers (including Lord Robertson , Professor David Crystal , Sir Richard Dearlove , Professor Bob Worcester , Sir John Bond and Sir Christopher Meyer . SCHOLARSHIPS Each year, ESU Scotland runs a number of scholarships:
HONORARY PRESIDENTS & VICE PRESIDENTS The current Honorary President of ESU Scotland is the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Alex Fergusson . The current vice presidents are Jamie McGrigor MSP, Robin Harper MSP, Mike Pringle MSP, Marlyn Glen MSP and Michael Matheson MSP. BRANCHES ESU Scotland has one active branch, the Edinburgh branch. The branch holds various events throughout the year including regular lunches and an annual speech forum. OTHER AREAS OF WORK ESU Scotland also runs The Call Service, an annual service at the Call Statue in Princes Street Gardens which was erected by Americans of Scottish descent to commemorate Scots who gave their lives during the Great War . ESU Scotland also runs public speaking and speech writing courses for adults and voluntary organisations. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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