Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge!
Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge! is the largest speaking competition for young people in the world.
It provides essential tools for young people to communicate effectively and with purpose.
We offer free and subsidised full day public speaking workshops for Year 10 students in every mainstream state school in London and Essex. The programme also provides a showcase through school assemblies, Regional Finals and Grand Final events.
- Suitable for: Year 10
- Theme: Communication
- Cost to School: First workshop is free. Additional workshops, if required £295. Further subsidy may be available – please discuss with Speakers Trust, via the email below
- Duration: Whole school day workshop
- Curriculum / Enrichment: Curriculum – GCSE English Spoken Language / Global Citizenship / PSHE
To register your interest or make a booking, please contact Anna Jones, Schools Liaison Coordinator at hello@speakerstrust.org.uk

Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge, delivered in partnership with Speakers Trust, was established because Sir Jack never felt confident when public speaking, yet wanted all young people to learn the value of expressing themselves to others – a skill vital to so many aspects of life.
Since 2006, the programme has trained over 280,000 young people in public speaking!