Everything your school needs for brilliant debating

Debate Hub is a partnership programme launched by South Hampstead High School. We run competitions and provide lesson plans, debate curricula, video guides, workshops, debate motions and other resources to help you develop your pupils’ oracy skills.

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Junior School

Ethical Dilemmas Expansion Pack

This pack features ten ‘ethical dilemmas’ inspired by the St Andrews University ‘Ethics Cup.’ Featuring issues that should be relatable to nine, ten and eleven year olds, the issues come with prompt questions to help foster discussion. Three of these cases were used in our philosophy themed year 5 competition in summer 2024.

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Intermediate

Weighing Part 1- Fundamentals

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Intermediate

Weighing Part 2- Metric Grabbing

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Intermediate

Weighing Part 3- Whips

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Intermediate

Weighing Part 4- Pre-emptive

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Intermediate

Intermediate Debating PPT 1- Context Setting

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Intermediate

Intermediate Debating PPT 2- Burden Pushing

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Intermediate

Intermediate Debating PPT 3- Characterisation

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Intermediate

Intermediate Debating PPT 4- Improvement

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Intermediate

Intermediate Debating PPT 5- Good Models

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Debate Topics

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This House would ban charities from proselytising in the developing world

This House would prevent MPs from having an alternative source of income

This House would allow human cloning

This House would stop funding space exploration

This House would ban boxing

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Public Speaking

Confidence

Intermediate

Weighing 1- Fundamentals

Intermediate

Weighing 2- Metric Grabbing

Intermediate

Weighing 3- Whips

Intermediate

Weighing 4- Top Half/Pre-Emptive

Intermediate

Intermediate Debating 1- Context Setting

Intermediate

Intermediate Debating 2- Burden Pushing

Intermediate

Intermediate Debating 3- Characterisation

Intermediate

Intermediate Debating 4- Improvement

Intermediate

Intermediate Debating 5- Good Models (OG revisited)

Events

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South Hampstead Autumn Public Speaking Competition

25/09/2024 – 25/09/2024

South Hampstead High School

Year 5 & 6 Debating Championships

20/11/2024 – 20/11/2024

South Hampstead High School

South Hampstead Autumn Debating

12/11/2024 – 12/11/2024

South Hampstead High School

South Hampstead Winter Debating

07/12/2024 – 07/12/2024

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