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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Intermediate

The perfect argument

This is a cheat sheet to remind intermediate debate students to use the techniques they have learned to form a really strong argument.

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Fundamentals

Debate Hub Fundamentals Mooting Cases 1-8

These are ‘cases’ that can be used to run a moot or mock courtroom debate, giving students a different type of oracy to enjoy. Research required for each!

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Fundamentals

Games Pack 5 (Senior School)

More amazing oracy games

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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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Intermediate

Intermediate Debating PPT 6- Counter Propping & Fiat

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Debate Topics

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This House believes that History Education should prioritise the experiences of everyday people over the actions of great leaders

This House would ban negative campaigning in elections

This House would not force students to learn a foreign language

This House Prefers to live as a human as opposed to living as a merperson

This House would require children, once they have grown up, to financially support their parents

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Advanced

Advanced Debating 1- Principled Arguments

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Advanced Debating Short 2- How to Give the Best Speech of Your Life

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Advanced Debating 2- How to give the best speech of your life

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Advanced Debating 3 Short- Game Theory Argument Selection

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Advanced Debating 3- Game Theory Argument Selection

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Advanced Debating 4 Short- Advanced POI Strategy

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Advanced Debating 4- Advanced POI Strategy

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Advanced Debating 5 Short- Weaponising Introductions

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Advanced Debating 5- Weaponising Introductions

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Advanced Debating 6 Short- Weaponising Knowledge

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Advanced Debating 6- Weaponising Knowledge

Intermediate

Intermediate Debating- When Debating Makes Us Cry

Public Speaking

Confidence

Events

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Easter Debate Camp

07/04/2026 – 10/04/2026

South Hampstead High School

Year 5 Spring Debate Championships

27/03/2026 – 27/03/2026

South Hampstead High School

Year 5 Summer Debate Championships

14/05/2026 – 14/05/2026

South Hampstead High School

GDST Debating 2026

13/06/2026 – 13/06/2026

Putney High School SW15
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