sixth-form debating competition
2024
In association with the Academy of Ideas, Debating Matters will be hosting a showcase debate at the Battle of Ideas festival this year on Saturday 19 October. We are delighted to be part of a programme of over 100 diverse debates to an audience of 4000 people over the course of the weekend.
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Sixth-form students from four schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters House of Lords Champions 2024 at a flagship day of debate hosted at the House of Lords on Friday 15 March.
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Students from US programme, Incubate Debate, take part in a qualifier competition on Saturday 2 November 2024. The top three winning teams will go through to the final of Debating Matters Transatlantic in 2025 where they will take on three schools from the UK.
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Sixth-form students from twelve schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Berlin Champions 2024 at a day of debate hosted at the University of Europe for Applied Science, Berlin on Friday 28 June.
Sixth-form students from six North East schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Durham Champions 2024 at a day of debate hosted in partnership with the Durham Union Society on Thursday 13 June.
In association with Blue Orchid Hospitality.
Sixth-form students from six schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters London Champions 2023 at a day of debate hosted at 55 Broadway, Westminster (1st Floor) on Thursday 6 July.
The competition is part of 20 for 20 – the 20th Anniversary programme of the competition – which will see 20 exciting events taking place across the year.
Sixth-form students from twelve schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Berlin Champions 2023 at a day of debate hosted at the University of Europe for Applied Science, Berlin on Thursday 15 June.
The competition is part of 20 for 20 – the 20th Anniversary programme of the competition – which will see 20 exciting events taking place across the year.
Sixth-form students from six schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Durham Champions 2023 at a day of debate hosted at the Durham Union Society on Thursday 8 June.
The competition is part of 20 for 20 – the 20th Anniversary programme of the competition – which will see 20 exciting events taking place across the year.
Sixth-form students from four schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters House of Lords Champions 2023 at a flagship day of debate hosted at the House of Lords on Friday 10 March. The competition is part of 20 for 20 – the 20th Anniversary programme of the competition – which will see 20 exciting events taking place across the year.
Continue reading “Debating Matters at the House of Lords”December 2022 marks the twentieth anniversary of Debating Matters. Since our inception, we’ve hosted sixth-form debating competitions across the UK, in Europe and beyond! We’ve worked in a range of different settings, including Debating Matters Beyond Bars in prisons. Our acclaimed Topic Guides continue to be widely used as a teaching resource around the world.
We’d like you to come and celebrate our twentieth anniversary on Monday 12 December at St George’s German Lutheran Church in Aldgate, London from 7pm.
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