I’ll never forget a speech competition which I did with my Year 5 class, years ago. The impact on both writing and speaking was incredible.
I was reminded of this earlier in 2023 when I had the privilege of being involved in a speech competition in Birmingham. Here is the truly inspirational winning speech from 11-year-old Bertie.
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