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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 20^th Anniversary programme of the competition – which will see 20 exciting events taking place across the year.

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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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Our Berlin Championship 2022 is in partnership with Freiblickinstitut and hosted by University of Applied Sciences Europe.

Sixth-form students from eight schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Berlin Champions 2022 at a flagship day of debate on Thursday 16 June. We are delighted to be working in partnership with Freiblickinstitut and hosted once more by the University of Europe for Applied Sciences

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Six schools and colleges from across the country compete online, debating many of the big issues of the day.

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July Public Policy Championship

This is the third of three Public Policy Championships organised in association with PERT. The aim is for students to debate issues of contemporary relevance to public policy issues in the UK today. The winners will be crowned DM July Public Policy Champions.

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June Public Policy Championship

This is the second of three Public Policy Championships organised in association with PERT. The aim is for students to debate issues of contemporary relevance to public policy issues in the UK today. The winners will be crowned DM June Public Policy Champions.

DEBATE 1: “Universal basic income is not a solution to our social and economic problems“

DEBATE 3: “Vaccine passports benefit society“

FINAL DEBATE: “Western museums should repatriate cultural artefacts“

Tuesday 29 June, 14.00-16.00

FOR
Invicta Grammar School

AGAINST
Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School

CHAIR
Jacob Reynolds

JUDGES
Nat Edwards
Dr Pauline Hadaway
Michael Olatokun

WINNER: Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School

April Public Policy Championship

This is the first of three Public Policy Championships organised in association with PERT. The aim is for students to debate issues of contemporary relevance to public policy issues in the UK today. The winners will be crowned DM April Public Policy Champions.

DEBATE 1: “The UK should reduce its Foreign Aid budget“

DEBATE 2: “Vaccine passports benefit society”

DEBATE 3: “Unhealthy lifestyles are not the business of government”

FINAL DEBATE: “Monuments to controversial historical figures should remain“

Friday 30 April, 14.00-16.00

FOR
Barnard Castle School

AGAINST
Burnley College

CHAIR

Mo Lovatt

JUDGES
Michael Hollick
Ali Miraj
Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert

WINNER: Barnard Castle School

February Championship 2021

After the great success of our online Debating Matters championships in the UK, we are delighted to host the first-ever Berlin Debating Matters Online in February.

In this competition, students from six Berlin schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Online February Champions 2021 through a series of online debates across two weeks.

DEBATE 1: “In the digital age, we should not expect our online activities to remain private”

DEBATE 2: Populism is a threat to democracy

DEBATE 3: “Unhealthy lifestyles are not the business of government”

FINAL DEBATE: “Monuments to Controversial Historical Figures Should Remain“

Do 18 Februar, 14.00-16.00

FOR
Humboldt-Gymnasium

AGAINST
Hans-Carossa-Gymnasium

CHAIR
Jacob Reynolds

JUDGES
John Battersby
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Shirley Lawes

INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Mo Lovatt

January Championship 2021

After the great success of our autumn championships, Debating Matters gets the new year off to a flying start with another DM online competition.

In this third competition, sixth-form students from six schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Online January Champions 2021 through a series of online debates across two weeks.

DEBATE 1: “In the digital age, we should not expect our online activities to remain private”

DEBATE 2: “Corporate sponsorship is good for the arts”

DEBATE 3: “Unhealthy lifestyles are not the business of government”

FINAL DEBATE: “Western museums should repatriate cultural artefacts”

Tues 2 February, 14.00-16.00

FOR
The Ecclesbourne School

AGAINST
Gosforth Academy

CHAIR

Mo Lovatt

JUDGES
Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert
Tim Abrahams
Prof Vicky Pryce

INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Jacob Reynolds