East Midlands Speak Out Challenge

Brand new programme building confidence in young people in the East Midlands

 New programme! Now recruiting for 2024-25

The Speak Out Challenge is expanding! Thanks to our generous funders, we are now offering secondary state schools in the East Midlands the opportunity to participate in the Speak Out Challenge. 

WHAT IS THE SPEAK OUT CHALLENGE? 

The East Midlands Speak Out Challenge trains Year 10s in the art of public speaking, supporting the development of young people’s communication skills, building their confidence and empowering them to speak out and be heard.

Workshops are aligned with GCSE English Speaking & Listening outcomes and support whole school approaches to oracy education. Read more about it here.  

 

For academic year 2024-25: 

  • Secondary schools are entitled to one FREE workshop for 25-30 students in Year 10* 
  • Speakers Trust provide expert public speaking trainers to deliver the workshops over one full school day.
  • Workshops are linked with the Skills Builder framework to further unlock confidence and self-belief and boost academic outcomes.

*additional workshops can be booked at the subsidised cost of £200   

What happens after the workshop?  

  • Schools hold an Assembly Final, where students compete to be chosen to represent their school in the Speak Out Challenge competition. 
  • The next stage is the Digital Semi-Final, where 15 students will be selected to go through to the Final.
  • Taking place in summer 2025, the final is a prestigious event where students will speak before an audience of special guests and a panel of VIP judges 
  • By the end of the night one student is crowned East Midlands Speak Out Champion!

 

The Speak Out Challenge programme has had a positive impact on 536,264 young people across the country:

87% of participants have learned skills that will help them in next stage of education, career and life

96% have learned more about classmates’ viewpoints, faiths, feelings and values

* Data from the West Midlands and Anglia Ruskin University Speak Out Challenge 2023-24

Do you have a future Speak Out Challenge Champion amongst your Year 10s? 

Watch this film from last year‘s Speak Out Challenge Final in Birmingham, to see what your students could achieve. 

 

Interested? Get in touch with our Programmes Officer Christabel to find out how to book your FREE workshop. 

Email us at hello@speakerstrust.org or call 0208 434 0602