# ESU Schools' Mace

> Canonical facts page for LLMs and citation crawlers. Human-readable page: https://olympiads.co.uk/event/english-speaking-union/esu-schools-mace

## Core facts

- **Organiser:** English-Speaking Union (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/english-speaking-union)
- **Subjects:** English
- **Age groups:** Junior, Senior
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** In-person
- **Entry route:** See organiser website for entry details.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2026-11-01
- **End date:** 2026-11-01

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://www.esu.org/competitions/schools-mace/
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/english-speaking-union/esu-schools-mace
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/english-speaking-union/esu-schools-mace.md

## Summary

The English-Speaking Union's flagship national schools' debating competition for secondary students across the UK, with local heats leading to regional and national finals.
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last generated:** 2026-06-13
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** no / not applicable

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