Youth Speaks 2024/25
Rotary’s Youth Speaks contributes to improving young people’s oracy skills. Students from local high schools competed in the heats of in November at Balshaw’s High School. Click on details for more information and the results.
This competition provides young people with experience in speaking on a public platform as part of a team where they can practice high standards of expression, presentation and appearance.
The local heats took place at Balshaw's High School, Leyland in November, and the winners will now compete against other teams from the north-west in the New Year. There are two age categories - Intermediate (11-13) and Senior (14-17). Teams of three are made up of a Chairperson, Speaker and Vote of Thanks proposer. Teams select and research their own topics and must be prepared to answer questions about their subject matter.
Here are the results:
Intermediate
Best Chair - Matthew Kershaw, St Mary's
Best Speaker - Isla Cookson, Broughton
Best VoT - James Chapman, St Mary's
Best Chair - Isabel Pearson, Balshaw's
Best Speaker - Mischa Daggers, Balshaw's
Best VoT - Ewan Sutherland, Balshaw's
Grateful thanks go to the judges:
Emily Rowan, English Teacher
Faith Marriott MBE (awarded MBE for services to children, young people and families)
County Councillor Jayne Rear - Cabinet member for Education and Skills
If you are interested and would like more information about this competition, contact Leyland Rotary.
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