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A UK mock trial competition where students prepare criminal cases and take on courtroom roles to prosecute and defend before legal professionals. Open to students aged 15–18 from non-fee-paying schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from legal analysis, argument preparation, advocacy skills and competitive regional-to-national progression.

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A global team investment competition where high school students develop and justify a client-focused investment strategy using a simulated trading platform. Open to teams of four to six students from the same school, supported by a teacher-advisor. Rated Advanced, with difficulty mainly coming from the large international field, long-term strategy development and professional final report.A global team investment competition where high school students develop and justify a client-focused investment strategy using a simulated trading platform. Open to teams of four to six students from the same school, supported by a teacher-advisor. Rated Advanced, with difficulty mainly coming from the large international field, long-term strategy development and professional final report.

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An England and Wales drama and oracy competition where students perform a Shakespeare monologue or duologue and introduce their interpretation. Open to students aged 11–14 in Years 7–9 at schools or home schools in England and Wales. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from performance skills, textual understanding and confident spoken delivery.

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An England and Wales debating competition where school teams argue for or against motions on current and controversial issues. Open to students aged 11–18 in Years 7–13, with one team of three speakers representing each school. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from argument construction, rebuttal, teamwork and competitive multi-round judging.

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An England and Wales public speaking competition where school teams take on the roles of speaker, chairperson and questioner. Open to students aged 13–16 in Years 9–11 at schools in England and Wales. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from speech delivery, questioning, teamwork and quick thinking.

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An international public speaking competition where national champions deliver a prepared speech on an annual theme. Open to students aged 16–20 who qualify through an ESU-recognised competition in their country or region. Rated Expert Level, with difficulty mainly coming from national selection, persuasive delivery and high-level international judging.

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A UK constitutional studies competition where students create a poster or short video explaining important developments in the UK constitution. Open to UK students aged 14–19, entering individually or in teams through a school, college or homeschool setting. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from constitutional understanding, clear explanation and creative presentation.

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An England, Wales and Northern Ireland mock trial competition where students take courtroom roles and argue a specially written criminal case. Open to students aged 12–14 from non-fee-paying schools. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from understanding legal procedure, preparing arguments, teamwork and confident courtroom performance.

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An Ireland-based entrepreneurship competition where students create, develop and operate a real student business. Open to secondary-school students through participating schools, with Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from business planning, product development, sales, financial management and competitive judging.

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A global photography competition where young photographers submit single images responding to an annual theme. Open to photographers aged 19 or under worldwide, with up to three entries per person. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from originality, visual storytelling and highly competitive international judging.

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A global entrepreneurship competition where student teams develop and pitch original business or social venture ideas. Open to teams of two to four high-school students aged 14–18 worldwide, supported by an adult advisor. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from venture development, market research, persuasive pitching and selective multi-round judging.

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A global entrepreneurship competition where students develop an innovative business idea and present it through a recorded pitch. Open to high-school students aged 14–18 worldwide, competing individually or in teams of up to five. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from business innovation, market thinking, persuasive pitching and highly competitive international judging.