Calling all PiXL Club Schools! Registration is open for this’s Up For Debate programme. Schools who sign up will receive: Access to the website with its scheme of work for teaching debate and extensive resources for debate clubs and using debating across the curriculum A CPD day from a choice of dates across the country …
On 17 July, Noisy Classroom partnered with Young Leaders to invite 80 sixth formers to King’s College to take part in the EYDC, a European wide STEM debating competition examining the future of plastics and petrochemicals. Schools from across the country took part in a workshop before engaging in a heated debate in front of industry …
Yesterday we ran a celebration day for the six schools taking part in the University of Northampton debating club project. We were so impressed to hear about how all the schools have taken steps to embed debating in their lessons and as an extra-curricular activity. The schools took part in a friendly competition, debating everything …
On Tuesday October 30th, in partnership with the University of Northampton, we worked with 6 local secondary schools to launch the UoN Debating Club. Six teachers and 30 students came for a day of introductory debating training, to help them set up their own debating clubs back at school. Alice worked with the teachers, to …
Noisy Classroom are pleased to announce that we are now hosting a new UK Schools’ Debating Calendar and mailing list. We have taken on this role after we were approached by a steering group of teachers hoping to widen access and opportunities for schools across the UK. Do please sign up for the mailing list, …
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Everyone at the Noisy Classroom and PiXL Edge are thrilled with the new website www.upfordebate.co.uk. As well as all of the resources that were previously available to PiXL Edge schools on Huddle there are new videos and resources to make delivering debating in the classroom and club easier than ever. It is free for all …
Up for Debate 2016-17 is up and running! The new and improved scheme of work gives teachers more flexibility to tailor the activities for classroom and debate clubs and the new topics are both challenging and engaging. Teacher training will take place around the country next month with sessions in London, Exeter, Leeds and Birmingham. …
The Noisy Classroom are delighted to welcome Charlie Barnett to the team as Senior Education Advisor. Charlie is the Assistant Headteacher responsible for Academic Progress at Wensleydale School. He came to debating through the PiXL Up for Debate Programme last year and his school reached the national finals at Eton. Charlie immediately saw the classroom …
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The Noisy Classroom are delighted to welcome back Alice Coombes Huntley to the team after a year’s break where Alice was reading a Masters in English at Oxford University. Alice now takes on the new role of Head of Programmes, which will include managing the national PiXL Up For Debate programme. Alice will be based …
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After a truly wonderful day of debating at Eton College today, Laurence Jackson School are the first PiXL Up For Debate Champions. They reached the finals by arguing in debates on assisted suicide, increased use of referenda and whether sports starts are good role models. For the Grand Final debate, they proposed that university education …
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