We are very excited that after three successful years of running Up For Debate with KS3 students, we are now expanding the programme into KS5. Debbie has already been offering debate training to teachers through the PiXL network of conferences and there will be more to come. In addition, Noisy Classroom is currently developing resources …
On Monday November 12th we were at Minster Primary School in Wiltshire. Minster was running a ‘British values day’ and looking at the suffragettes and their legacy. We ran three workshops, for years 3, 4 and 5, debating some of the issues surrounding the suffragettes and political activism. Starting with the question ‘is it ever …
At the end of January Alice flew over to the South of Spain to deliver a whole-school oracy training day at Sunny View School, near Malaga. Sunny View is a British-curriculum school, teaching students right the way from age 3 – 18. The session discussed what oracy strategies and practices staff are already using, current …
After launching the 3rd year of PiXL’s Up For Debate programme this Summer, we’ve been holding teacher training sessions across the country. Over 150 teachers have attended training sessions in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, London and Manchester. This year’s competition looks to be the biggest yet, with over 220 schools having registered so far… We …
Registration for the 2017-18 Up for Debate programme (run by the Noisy Classroom in association with the PiXL Edge) is now open. Access to resources is free for all schools which are members of PiXL Edge, and entry to our 2018 competition costs only £50 for those schools. Other schools who are members of the PiXL Club …
Ibstock Place School in Wandsworth and Swakeleys School in Hillingdon have supported primary debating in their boroughs as part of the London Primary Debating Championships. Pupils from the secondary schools judged primary debates in their boroughs ahead of the London finals. The London finals are taking place at the New College of the Humanities on …
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The 8 schools who will be taking part in the PiXL Up For Debate Final came to London for a residential debating masterclass trip on May 12th and 13th. Our @PiXLUpforDebate finalists have a message for you! Thank you @noisyclassroom – until July! pic.twitter.com/J7znch0Mf7 — PiXLEdge (@PiXLEdge) May 13, 2017 They took part in workshops that …
PiXL Up For Debate is back after a short Easter break. The third heat of the competition took place at Alleyn’s School in London today. Teams debated the two prepared topics, international adoption and music censorship, before debating banning plastic surgery in the impromptu round. King Edward IV and St Ursula’s battled it out in …
The second heat of PiXL Up For Debate took place at Blundell’s School in Tiverton today. Teams debated the two prepared topics, international adoption and music censorship, before debating banning animal testing in the final impromptu round. Cardinal Newman Pontypridd and Frome Community College were the two teams in the regional final. They debated whether or …
