Secondary school debates

This House believes schools should exclude bullies

KS3 pupils (11-15 years old) from the Beacon School in Surrey debate this motion using a 3-a-side format with a floor debate. The video on this page streams from YouTube. A few schools block YouTube; if yours is one of them, use the backup video link below. If neither of these videos work for you, …

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This House would abandon nuclear power

Teams of 3 give 8-minute speeches and engage in rigorous analysis using the World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC) format.

This House would ban cars from city centres

Students from Clapton Girls’ Academy debate this interesting Geography motion in British Parliamentary (BP) format.

This House would lower the voting age to 12

14 year-old pupils from Bury St Edmunds debate an engaging politics motion in a 3-a-side format with floor debate.

This House believes that the Treaty of Versailles was the main cause of World War II

GCSE pupils from Hackney debate this history exam classic in a 2-a-side format with audience questions.

This House believes that Romeo and Juliet’s parents were responsible for their children’s deaths

Two debate teams, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene …