Debate Mate is the first national peer-to-peer debate programme in the UK. We incentivise, facilitate, reward and celebrate youth volunteering in debating.

News

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  Debate Mate in Nepal
  Wednesday, July 28 2010

  10 Debate Mate mentors are currently in Nepal working with some of the poorest children in the country, teaching them to debate and organising a debating competition.  Grain Media are working with Debate Mate to make a documentary about the project so watch this space!

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  Debatemate on Radio 4's Today Programme
  Friday, July 02 2010

  The final of the Richard Koch Cup was covered by Radio 4's Today Programme - who followed some of the personal stories of students from Kingsford School who have had their lives changed by Debate Mate. They are now the champions of the Richard Koch Cup!

  Listen to the show here!

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  Kingsford School win the Richard Koch Cup in the House of Lords
  Wednesday, June 30 2010

  Congratulations to Kingsford School on winning the Richard Koch Cup and to Manchester Academy on making it to the finals! The Final was held at the House of Lords, with the motion This house would abolish the Monarchy. The students kept an audience of over 200 guests including the Attorney General, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Baroness Dean, Margaret Mountford, and Steven Fry, captivated by their speeches!
  
  The Semi Final motion was This House Would ban non essential cosmetic surgery, and was held at Westminster School.

  The Richard Koch Cup is a national debate competition for all schools and students on the Debate Mate Programme, which this year had over 1000 students participate in. Top university debaters run debate clubs in schools across the UK, empowering school students to run their own clubs and to develop the confidence and ability to speak clearly and confidently in public. The Richard Koch Cup is the grand finale of the year - which the students train towards.

  This year there were four regional championships - with Manchester Academy, Lordswood boys School, Cator Park School and Kingsford Community School coming out as Regional Champions, who were invited to compete in the Naitonal Finals day.