REGIONAL FINALS
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09:30-10:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
10:05-10:15 WELCOME
10:20-11:30 ROUND 1
"Childhood vaccinations should be compulsory"
GROUP 1
FOR:
Whickham School and Sports College
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Kiersten Avery
Teesside University
Rose Envy
Teesside University
Caspar Hewett
The Great Debate
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Liz Jolly
Teesside University
Anwar Oduro-Kwarteng
Academy of Ideas
Paul Thomas
Leeds Salon
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
11:30-11:40 CHANGEOVER
11:40-12:50 ROUND 2
"Gentrification is good for neighbourhoods"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
Whickham School and Sports College
CHAIR
JUDGES
Rose Envy
Teesside University
Caspar Hewett
The Great Debate
Chris Milne
North East LEP
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
School Withdrawn - Mock Debate
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Liz Jolly
Teesside University
James Metcalfe
Natwest
Anwar Oduro-Kwarteng
Academy of Ideas
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
12:50-13:50 LUNCH
14:00-15:10 ROUND 3
"We should welcome the advent of human genome editing"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Sarah Bailes
Punch Robson Solicitors
Michael Briggs
Newcastle University
Kevin Yuill
University of Sunderland
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
School Withdrawn - Mock Debate
CHAIR
JUDGES
Geoff Archer
Teesside University
Paul Thomas
Leeds Salon
Christopher Webber
The Northern Echo
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
15:10-15:40 TEA & COFFEE
15:40-17:00 FINAL
"Gender quotas in the workplace are good for equality"
FOR:
WINNER OF GROUP 1
AGAINST:
WINNER OF GROUP 2
CHAIR
JUDGES
Michael Briggs
Newcastle University
Chris Milne
North East LEP
Kevin Yuill
University of Sunderland
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
ALL INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
17:00-17:30 PRESENTATIONS & CLOSING COMMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday 27 June:
Oxfordshire Championship at Oxford Union, in partnership with Magdalen College School and Oxford Festival of Arts
Friday 5 July:
North East Championship at Durham Sixth Form Centre
CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE
Find a list of all our previous championship events here.
SUPPORT DEBATING MATTERS
Bernie Whelan, our DM coordinator, is raising money for Debating Matters.
To stage one of our Championships for six to 12 teams costs £6,000. Find out more on Bernie’s
Wonderful fundraising page.