Category: News
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Debate Mate Cup Results 2026
We’ve had over 14 full-day debating competitions hosted for students on our primary and secondary programmes all over the country.
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Does Communication Training Actually Work? Here’s What the Data Shows
NPS of 78. Thousands of professionals trained. Behaviour change that lasts. Here’s the evidence behind Debate Mate Training’s impact.
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What Debating Teaches That Classrooms Often Don’t
Listening is one of the most universally valued qualities we can name.
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Why Listening is the Most Underrated Leadership Skill
Most leaders think they’re good listeners. The research suggests otherwise.
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What happens when young people are taught to disagree better.
Students we work with don’t just get better at debating. They get better at reading, writing, reasoning, and listening.
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Why disagreement is the missing skill in most organisations
The gap between what gets said and what actually gets thought is one of the most expensive blind spots in modern leadership.
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The Education White Paper – A reflection by Debate Mate
The Government’s new Education White Paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, is a meaningful shift in tone and direction – away from a “school gates only” view of education and towards a broader vision of childhood, belonging, and opportunity. This shift of direction is welcomed by us at Debate Mate, because the gap we see…
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The hidden link between education inequality and the skills gap in business.
The future of work will be shaped by the human skills that technology can’t replace.
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2026 is the year businesses stop treating communication as a “nice-to-have.”
Communication is a $125 million cost.
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Young Voices Take Over No. 10 for Red Nose Day 2025
What happens when you empower thousands of young people to debate global issues? 🌍 You spark conversations that challenge perspectives, inspire action, and shift the power. That’s exactly what happened when we joined forces with Comic Relief for Red Nose Day 2025, launching a national debating competition across 150 secondary schools in the UK. This…