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Topic stimulus sheets
- This house believes it would be good to be famous
- Children should choose what they learn in school
- This house would ban dangerous sports
- Is digital technology making children’s lives better?
- This house would encourage children to strike for climate change
- Teachers should be allowed to smack naughty children
- Books are better than television
- Children should be paid to go to school
- Computers should replace teachers
- Every child should have a pet
- This house would ban boxing
- This House would ban homework
- This house believes Britain should get rid of its nuclear deterrent
- This house believes that every child should have to join a sports club or team
- This house believes all 10 year olds should have a mobile phone
- We should ban junk food for children
- Competitive sports should not be played in schools
- We should ban cars from city centres
- All police officers should carry guns
- The voting age should be lowered to 12
- There should be children and teenagers in government
- London is a great place for teenagers to live
- Britain should leave the European Union
- This house believes that we shouldn’t teach art and music in schools
- Children should be allowed mobile phones in school
- Children should only get pocket money if they do their chores
- Elizabeth II should be the last British monarch
- Sports stars are bad role models for young people
- We should scrap SATs
- We should ban violent video games
- We should all be vegetarian
- We should only eat food produced in Britain
- Children can make a big difference to the environment
- All secondary schools should be co-educational
- We support a manned mission to Mars
- There should be a curfew for under-sixteens
- This House believes community service is a better punishment than prison for non-violent crimes
- This House would ban scientific testing on animals
- This House looks forward to the London Olympics
- School uniforms should be abolished
- Footballers are paid too much money
- We should shut down zoos
Other topics
- This house believes it would be good to be famous
- Children should choose what they learn in school
- This house would ban dangerous sports
- Is digital technology making children’s lives better?
- This house would encourage children to strike for climate change
- Teachers should be allowed to smack naughty children
- Books are better than television </br> adaptations, art, arts, books, reading, television, TV, watching
- Children should be paid to go to school </br> education, money, pay, pocket money, school, wage
- Computers should replace teachers </br> computers, education, school, teachers, technology
- Every child should have a pet </br> animal rights, children, home, pets
- This house would ban boxing </br> ban, boxing, government, safety, sport, violence
- This House would ban homework </br> education, homework, school, students, teachers
- Coalition governments are better than majority governments </br> coalitions, democracy, parliament
- This house believes Britain should get rid of its nuclear deterrent </br> defence, nuclear weapons, politics, UK, war
- This house believes that every child should have to join a sports club or team
- This house believes all 10 year olds should have a mobile phone </br> children, mobile phones, technology
- Teachers should not tell their pupils which party they will vote for </br> democracy, education, elections, school, students, teachers, Voting
- School Uniform Policies Should Be Gender Neutral </br> education, feminism, gender, rules, school, uniform
- It is worse to eat too much than to eat too little </br> diet, food, junk food, science
- We should ban junk food for children </br> bans, children, junk food
- Competitive sports should not be played in schools </br> competition, education, sport
- We should ban cars from city centres </br> bans, city centres, transport
- The voting age should be lowered to 12 </br> children, democracy, power, voting age
- All police officers should carry guns </br> guns, police, violence
- First past the post electoral systems should be reformed </br> election, elections, politicians, politics, reform
- International adoption should be banned </br> children, family, geography, International Relations, parents
- It is better to live in the countryside </br> city centres, countryside, geography, home, science
- Scientists should be ethically responsible for the consequences of their research </br> british science week, ethics, science
- The world would be a better place if more women were in charge </br> gender, international women's day, politics
- Teen defendants should be judged by teen juries </br> children, crime, justice, law, young people
- Books should be realistic not fantastical </br> books, the arts, world book day
- Film versions are never as good as the original books </br> books, comparative motions, film, world book day
- We should stop giving prizes for the arts </br> arts, prizes
- Schools should be responsible for children’s moral education </br> education, morality, teachers
- The UK should welcome a visit from President Trump </br> democracy, International Relations, politicians, politics, USA
- Peaceful protest achieves nothing </br> democracy, politics, protest
- The NHS should be privatised </br> health, NHS, privatisation
- There should be children and teenagers in government
- Giving is better than receiving </br> christmas
- Extremist political parties should be banned </br> elections, extremism, politicians, politics
- New immigrants should have to swear an “oath of integration” </br> immigration
- We should donate to charities that support humans over those that support animals </br> animal rights, charity
- The US president should be elected by popular vote </br> democracy, elections, politics, USA, Voting
- Voting should be compulsory </br> compulsory voting, democracy
- London is a great place for teenagers to live </br> cities, London, teenagers
- Sport and Doping (5 Minute Debate) </br> cheating, doping, drugs, Olympics, Russia
- Britain should leave the European Union </br> Brexit, European Union, International Relations
- This house believes that we shouldn’t teach art and music in schools </br> art, curriculum, music, school, the arts
- Children should be allowed mobile phones in school </br> children, education, school, technology
- Seventy years on, the United Nations is a disappointment </br> democracy, global issues, history
- The minimum wage should be replaced by the living wage </br> employment, equality, money, poverty
- Children should not start school until they are seven years old </br> children, primary school, pupils, school age
- Britain should maintain its nuclear deterrent </br> Armed Forces, nuclear weapons, UK, war
- The electorate should not care about a politician’s youth </br> ageism, democracy, politicians
- Affluent nations should accept more refugees </br> immigration, more economically developed countries, poverty, refugees, wealth
- All children should attend a summer school </br> pupils, school, summer holidays
- It is better to be a teacher than a pupil </br> pupils, school, teachers, young people
- Elizabeth II should be the last British monarch </br> monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II, republicanism
- Children should only get pocket money if they do their chores </br> children, chores, duty, parents, pocket money, rights, rights and responsibilities, slave labour
- We would welcome robots into our homes </br> home, robots, technology, the future
- The NHS should fund alternative medical treatments </br> alternative medicine, health, NHS, taxpayers' money
- We should ban plastic carrier bags </br> bans, environment
- We should blow up boats used for trafficking immigrants across the Mediterranean </br> immigration, International Relations, moral dilemmas, refugees
- Sports stars are bad role models for young people </br> role models, sports stars, young people
- We should scrap SATs </br> bans, SATS, school
- Nobody should have to wear school uniform </br> freedom of choice, pupils, school, school uniform
- We should ban violent video games </br> bans, computer games, video games, violence
- Party leaders should be required to take part in pre-election debates </br> democracy, elections, politics
- Scientists should be responsible for the ethical consequences of their work </br> animal testing, ethics, genetics, nuclear weapons, science
- Individuals should not be allowed to have bonfires in their gardens </br> 5 November, Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes
- There has never been a better time to be a woman </br> equality, gender, progress
- Childhood vaccinations should be compulsory </br> children, duty, health, parents, rights, rights and responsibilities
- We should allow the creation of babies with three parents </br> moral dilemmas, parents, reproductive rights, sex
- Alcohol harms society more than illegal drugs </br> alcohol, comparative motions, drugs
- The world will be a better place at the end of 2015 than at the start </br> global perspectives, New Year, progress, the future
- We should all be vegetarian </br> food, vegetarianism
- We should only eat food produced in Britain </br> food, trade, UK
- Children can make a big difference to the environment </br> children, environment, power, worldenvironmentday
- All secondary schools should be co-educational </br> co-education, gender, school, secondary school
- We support a manned mission to Mars </br> Mars, space exploration
- There should be a curfew for under-sixteens </br> children, curfew, rights, violence
- This House believes community service is a better punishment than prison for non-violent crimes </br> community service, comparative motions, crime, prison, punishment, violence
- This House would ban scientific testing on animals </br> animal rights, animal testing, science
- England should have its own parliament </br> democracy, England, UK
- Scotland should be independent </br> democracy, Scotland, UK
- Unhealthy food should not feature in children’s television programmes </br> children, food, role models, TV
- We should fine parents when their children don’t do their homework </br> children, fines, homework, parents
- Pubs should be allowed to open late to show World Cup matches </br> alcohol, anti-social behaviour, crime, football, sport, violence
- The rich should pay a lot more tax </br> poverty, taxation, wealth
- The use of television cameras in courtrooms should be supported </br> democracy, justice, law, privacy, TV
- Space exploration is a waste of money </br> money, space exploration, taxpayers' money
- Science is the answer to our problems </br> science
- Parents should be allowed to use technology to choose characteristics of their babies </br> disabilities, genetics, health, parents
- Animal testing is scientifically unnecessary </br> animal rights, animal testing, science
- We should use more nuclear energy </br> energy, environment, nuclear energy
- University education should be free </br> equality, money, taxpayers' money, university
- Disney films provide bad role models for children </br> children, films, role models
- We should ban smoking in cars when children are present </br> bans, children, smoking, transport
- Political leaders should boycott the Winter Olympics in Sochi </br> boycots, Olympics, politics, Russia
- Sugar is worse than fat </br> food, health
- There should be no censorship of the arts </br> arts, censorship
- Prizes for the arts (such as the Booker prize or the Turner prize) should be stopped </br> arts, prizes
- The Internet has done more harm than good to the arts </br> arts, comparative motions, internet
- Art and music should not be taught in schools except as optional extra-curricular activities </br> arts, curriculum, music, school
- The state should not subsidise the arts </br> arts, money, subsidies, taxpayers' money
- Child beauty pageants should be banned </br> beauty, body image, children, gender
- The world cannot live up to Nelson Mandela’s legacy </br> death, global issues, leaders, progress, public figures, role models, the future
- We should respect the privacy of public figures </br> privacy, public figures, rights
- Children should not be allowed to wear religious symbols in schools </br> children, religion, rights, school uniform
- There should be quotas for women in top business positions </br> business, equality, gender, leaders
- Fireworks should be banned </br> bans, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, November 5
- We should invest in more green energy </br> energy, environment
- The media provides poor role models to young girls </br> body image, gender, media, role models, TV
- Faith schools should not be funded by the Government </br> religion, schools, taxpayers' money
- Universities should set higher admission criteria for students from private schools </br> equality, private schools, university, wealth
- All children should get free school meals </br> children, equality, food, poverty
- No footballer is worth £85 million </br> football, money, sports stars
- All children should be given iPads to use at school </br> children, computers, pupils, school, technology
- Are you looking forward to the new National Curriculum? </br> curriculum, school
- All cities should have mayors </br> democracy, mayors
- We should arm Syrian rebels </br> Syria, terrorism, war
- The school summer holiday should be half as long </br> pupils, school, summer holidays
- Online gambling should be banned </br> addiction, bans, gambling, internet
- We should invest more in space exploration </br> money, space exploration, taxpayers' money
- There’s no need to read the book if you can just watch the film </br> books, comparative motions, film
- The very wealthy should pay more taxes </br> equality, taxation, wealth
- Money is ruining sport </br> money, sport
- All faiths should allow female religious leaders </br> equality, gender, religion
- Prison should only be for violent criminals </br> crime, prison, violence
- The BBC should be privatised </br> BBC, privatisation, radio, TV
- Parents should be blamed for crimes committed by their children </br> children, crime, parents, rights and responsibilities
- Children shouldn’t have to do chores </br> children, chores, rights and responsibilities, slave labour
- Bullies should be excluded from schools </br> bullying, children, school, violence
- The House of Lords should be fully elected </br> democracy, equality, House of Lords
- Abortion should be banned </br> abortion, bans, gender, sex, violence
- We should elect judges </br> democracy, justice, meritocracy
- Pupils should appoint their head teacher </br> democracy, leaders, pupils, school
- Modern art isn’t really art </br> aesthetics, art, arts, modern art
- It should be harder to get divorced </br> marriage, relationships
- Gambling should be banned </br> bans, gambling
- Should the press be regulated by the government or left to regulate themselves? </br> freedom of the press, media, regulation, rights and responsibilities
- Smoking should be banned </br> bans, smoking
- Parents should be paid for staying at home with their children </br> children, equality, gender, jobs, parents
- Detentions don’t work as punishments </br> behaviour, punishment, pupils, school
- GCSEs should be abolished </br> bans, exams, GCSEs, school
- Smoking should be made illegal </br> bans, crime, smoking
- There is life after death </br> death, religion
- Now we have film, there’s no point in the theatre </br> comparative motions, film, theatre
- The government shouldn’t give money to museums and art galleries </br> arts, museums, taxpayers' money
- Alcohol should be made illegal </br> alcohol, bans
- Free contraception should be handed out in secondary schools </br> religion, school, secondary schools, sex
- Discipline is the biggest problem facing schools today </br> behaviour, discipline, school
- Cannabis should be legalised </br> crime, drugs, health, legalisation
- People should be allowed to own hand guns like they are in America </br> crime, guns, USA, violence
- Schools should be allowed to set their own curriculums </br> curriculum, freedom, school
- Women should be allowed to fight on the front line in wars </br> Armed Forces, equality, gender, war
- Murderers should never be released from prison </br> crime, prison, punishment, violence
- Girls and boys should play sports together on the same teams </br> equality, gender, sport
- One person can make a real difference </br> democracy, individuals, power
- We should prioritise giving charity at home before giving charity abroad </br> charity, comparative motions, Less Economically Developed Countries, More Economically Development Countries, poverty, wealth
- We should televise criminal trials </br> justice, privacy, TV
- Performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports </br> drugs, health, sport
- There is no more for feminism to do </br> equality, gender, power
- This House looks forward to the London Olympics
- Creationism should never be taught in schools </br> curriculum, religion, school, science
- The X-Factor has damaged the British Music Industry </br> music, pop music, reality TV, TV
- Money doesn’t bring you happiness </br> happiness, money
- There’s no point in studying Shakespeare in schools </br> curriculum, school, Shakespeare
- Research into cloning should be stopped </br> bans, genetics, science
- The best way to prepare for the future is to study the past </br> history, the future
- We should try to be more like America </br> role models, USA
- Marriage is an outdated institution </br> marriage, relationships
- Mums should stay at home and look after their children </br> children, equality, gender
- Clinically obese children should be taken into care </br> children, food, health, parents, rights
- How much money you earn is more important than whether you enjoy your job </br> employment, happiness, money
- Children should have more say over their education </br> children, democracy, school
- The negative side of fame outweighs its advantages </br> comparative motions, famous people, sports stars
- It should be compulsory to learn a foreign language until you are 16 </br> communication, curriculum, global issues, languages
- The Olympic Games will be good for London </br> London, Olympics, taxpayers' money
- School uniforms should be abolished </br> bans, fashion, school uniform
- A country should never go to war except in self defence </br> democracy, global issues, war
- Teachers should be paid according to their results </br> employment, money, school, teachers
- Young people are discriminated against in Britain </br> children, equality, UK
- Globalisation has increased the rich-poor divide </br> global issues, Less Economically Developed Countries, more economically developed countries, poverty, wealth
- Sport should not be compulsory in schools </br> curriculum, health, school, sport
- The internet has caused more problems than it has solved </br> comparative motions, internet
- There should be a super tax on air travel </br> environment, taxation, transport
- It’s wrong to keep animals as pets </br> animal rights, home
- It would be better to go a boarding school than a day school </br> comparative motions, private school, school
- Teachers should be allowed to physically punish students </br> behaviour, corporal punishment, discipline, school
- We should abolish the monarchy </br> democracy, monarchy, republicanism, UK
- More English players should play in the Premiership </br> England, football, immigration
- The government should not fund single faith schools </br> religion, school, taxpayers' money
- We should raise taxes to provide better public services </br> health, school, taxation, taxpayers' money, transport
- We should ban medical testing on animals </br> animal rights, animal testing, science
- Adverts are sexist </br> equality, gender, media
- Children should not be allowed to eat junk food </br> bans, children, food, freedom of choice, health
- Parents should not be allowed to smack their children </br> children, human rights, parents, violence
- It’s never been harder to be a child or a teenager than it is today </br> children, comparative motions, history, teenagers
- Assisted suicide should be legal </br> death, freedom of choice, human rights
- We should bring back the death penalty </br> capital punishment, human rights, justice, punishment
- Recycling should be made compulsory </br> environment
- Only British history should be taught in British schools </br> curriculum, global issues, history, school, UK
- The voting age should be lowered to 16 </br> children, democracy, power, voting age
- Size zero models should be banned </br> body image, gender, media
- Footballers are paid too much money </br> employment, football, money, sports stars
- Television is a bad influence on young people </br> children, role models, TV
- Coursework is better than exams </br> curriculum, exams, school
- We should shut down zoos </br> animal rights