Category: News
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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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Secondary UDL Results 2026
Here are the national results for Round 2 of the Urban Debate League 2026! We didn’t think it was possible, but Round 2 was even more phenomenal than Round 1 with lots of incredible debates and scores. Congratulations to the Top 16 schools nationally as they will be heading to our Grand Final this summer…
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DM+ UDL Results 2026
The results of the DM+ Urban Debate League are now out! We had so many amazing schools participate in the programme this year from both London and Manchester, with 2 wonderful UDL Rounds in each region. A huge congratulations to Cedar Mount Academy for winning the DM+ UDL 2026! We’ll be sending a special prize…
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Primary UDL Results 2026
Here are the national results for Round 2 of the Urban Debate League 2026! We didn’t think it was possible, but Round 2 was even more phenomenal than Round 1 with lots of incredible debates and scores. Congratulations to the Top 10 schools nationally as they will be heading to our Grand Final this summer!…
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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.