Debate Hub

Kate and Michael have hit the emergency pod button because there are a lot of new 'emerging' competitions- hosted predominantly by schools- and we wanted to discuss this change and our hopes for the competition circuit. 

In this epiosde, we sit down with two of our alumni, Megan and Sonja who are now studying at Cambridge and LSE. Megan and Sonja started debating in year 12 and were a nice balance of hard working, but not obsessed. They discuss their experience. 

This is bumper length episode where Kate and Michael take a very deep dive into the Britsh Parliamentary debating format. Probably the most wildly used format globally, and the format used the world and european university championships, BP is a common format in UK schools debating- but is it the right one for your school and students?

In this episode we speak to two of our debate alumni who have gone on to study at Oxbridge. Do they feel debating helped them, if so how? What advice would they give the next generation? 

Today we talk to Kate Etheridge who was an English teacher with no competitive debating experience who learned on the job to become her school's consultant teacher for oracy and an outstanding competitive coach. 

In this episode we interview two of our most successful competitive debaters at the end of their juniors careers. We ask why they do it, advice they have for other debaters and what they would do differently. 

This first interview is with Vicky Bingham, the South Hampstead Headmistress who oversaw our oracy revolution. She discusses why she values oracy so highly and how to create a successful culture of discussion and debate.