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Debate Mate

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Our Debate Mate Team are responsible for: Improving speaking and listening within the school. Developing leadership, teamwork and confidence skills. Engaging with the world beyond the classroom, addressing issues that affect us, our communities and the wider world. Representing the school at Hackney and London...

Our Debate Mate Team are responsible for:

  • Improving speaking and listening within the school.
  • Developing leadership, teamwork and confidence skills.
  • Engaging with the world beyond the classroom, addressing issues that affect us, our communities and the wider world.
  • Representing the school at Hackney and London wide debating competitions.

Debate Mate News

  • 10th November 2023
    Deabte Mate First Launch
    Our Debate Mate team attended the first official launch party. They watched a live debate on the top...
  • 12th October 2023
    Pupil Voice Fayre 2023
    Southwold’s Pupil Voice Fayre was a roaring success with everyone leaving motivated to apply f...
  • 24th May 2023
    Debate Mate Visit Oxford University
    Southwold were one of the top 8 schools in the UK invited to take part in the Grand Finale of the De...
  • 2nd May 2023
    Debate Mate Team Win First Place
    Big congratulations to our Debate Mate team for coming first in the the Online Debate Mate Team Cup!...
  • 1st March 2023
    Debate Mate Discussion
    The Debate Mate Team enjoyed their session of sharing their points of view on a wide range of topics...
  • 25th April 2022
    Debate Mate Cup at Goldsmiths University
    The Debate Mate Team took part in the Debate Mate Cup at Goldsmiths University on the 21st April 202...
  • 19th January 2022
    Debate Mate Team Prepare For A Trial Debate
    Our Debate Mate team have been practising how to prepare for a trial debate. The motion was: We shou...
  • 10th November 2021
    Debate Mate With Years 5 and 6
    Children in years 5 and 6 attended the launch of Debate Mate 2021 at the Emmanuel Centre on 3rd Nove...
  • 11th May 2021
    DebateMate in Years 5 and 6
    Children in the Year 5 and Year 6 have been taking part in weekly Debate Mate sessions. Just before ...
  • 29th January 2021
    Year 4 Debating
    In the Autumn term Year 4 were learning about Ancient Greece. In their History lesson they talked ab...
  • 13th March 2020
    Debating Team Success
    The school debate mate team competed at a school in Bethnal Green against other London schools. The ...
  • 24th September 2019
    Southwold Pupil Voice Fayre!
    Last week Southwold hosted the an...
  • 6th November 2018
    Debate Mate Trip
    On 1st November some of the Year 5 children went to the launch of Debate Mate. Here the children wer...