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Noisy Classroom in print!

Our new book, “The Noisy Classroom: Developing Debate and Critical Oracy in Schools”, is in production and available to pre-order on amazon ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noisy-Classroom-Developing-Critical-Schools-ebook/dp/B07XGDJ7LT/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=noisy+classroom&qid=1568104429&s=gateway&sr=8-5 ). The book explains the benefits of critical oracy, examines the barriers to developing oracy in schools and how to overcome them and gives secondary teachers a tool kit of activities to …

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PiXL Up For Debate Regional Championships 2019 are off to a great start

The PiXL Up For Debate Regional Championships are underway. We have held rounds in Newbury, York, and London, and after Easter we have rounds in Nottingham and Northampton. Over 200 schools entered the competition, but only 8 will go through to the masterclasses and finals day. Teams have debated a wide variety of topics, including banning …

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UoN Debating Club Celebration Day

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 …

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UoN Debating Club

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 …

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Up For Debate Finalists 2018

After yesterday’s final regional Championship, kindly hosted by Northampton University, we can now reveal this year’s 8 National Finalists. They are: Hinchingbrooke  School Pershore High School Ribblesdale High School Redden Court School Sion Manning Catholic Girls’ School Swakeley’s School for Girls Welland Park Academy The Wensleydale School A huge congratulations to our finalists! We look …

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