Category: News
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Most meetings are a waste of time. Here’s what actually goes wrong.
Meetings consume hours of professional time every week, but the problem is rarely the meetings themselves. It’s the habits that have built up around them. Here’s why.
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Why debating is the key to building confidence in young people
Confidence in young people isn’t built through reassurance, it’s built through practice. Here’s why debate is one of the most effective ways to develop it.
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How to communicate with Senior Leaders
Clarity is often misunderstood as shortness. It isn’t. A three-sentence email can be deeply unclear.
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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…