Category: News
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Can AI help your team disagree better, or does it just help them avoid disagreeing?
AI can help your team disagree better if it’s the rehearsal and not the stand-in. How to encourage healthy disagreement at work, out loud.
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The Nepal Programme 2026: A reflection by Aoife Edwards.
Three weeks. Six schools. Over a thousand students. I knew before I left that the Debate Mate International Programme in Nepal was going to be extraordinary, but I really had no idea how extraordinary it would be. Debate Mate runs their international programme in collaboration with the Samata Shiksha Niketan schools, which deliver high-quality education…
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Why you should mentor with Debate Mate: a view from Cardiff.
The least we can do is give young people the tools to find their voice in it. I can’t recommend volunteering with Debate Mate enough. If you can talk, you can teach debating, and you should!
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Why Debate Clubs Belong in Every State School
If we do not equip young people with the tools and skills for the future, we cannot expect them to succeed in the workplace.
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From Debate Club to University: The Long-Term Impact of Debating
What happens to young people who learn to debate? From measurable skills gains to Yale and Freshfields – the evidence for oracy education’s long-term impact.
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Teaching Students to Disagree Well: The Skill That Classrooms Are Missing
Most classrooms teach students to stay quiet, not to be right. Here’s why learning to disagree well is the skill young people need.
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Why Most Leadership Training Fails – And What Practice-Based Development Does Instead
Organisations spend billions on leadership training every year. Most of it doesn’t stick. Here’s why theory without practice fails, and what debate-led development does differently.
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5 Signs Your School Is Ready for a Debate Club
Not sure if a debate club is right for your school? Here are five signs your students are ready – and how to get started without overcomplicating it.
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Psychological Safety and Communication: How Debate Training Builds Braver Teams
The conversation about psychological safety has to shift. It is not primarily about leadership style or culture programmes. The missing piece is communication training that builds competency, not just confidence.
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What Is a Showcase Debate? The Corporate Event That Changes How Teams Communicate
A showcase debate is a live, facilitated debate between two teams – designed for corporate audiences. Built to replace panels.