Challenge Partners Summer Conference 2013

Who We Are

Fran Hall Programme Director Experienced Debater and Mentor

Ben McNelly Programme

Director Experienced Debater and

Mentor

Jessica Dix Education Development

Director Qualified Teacher

Teach First ‘07 Ambassador

Who are Debate Mate

A bit about us

What we do

Debate Mate is an educational charity dedicated to improving the verbal intelligence and higher order thinking of young people. Combining the knowledge of the education system and university debating means Debate Mate is uniquely positioned to train teachers employing the use of debating in the classroom.

We are the single largest debating organisation in the UK with over 3000 young people taking part in our programmes on a weekly basis. In the past three years we have worked in over 180 schools across London, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol running after school clubs.

What we do A Variety of targeted programmes

Core Programme Debate Mate Plus: Advanced Programme

Debating In Curriculum

International Programmes Debate Champion Student training

Teacher Training

16-week after-school clubs and competitions

Teaching the core curriculum through debate

Advanced training for university entry

Bespoke workshops for schools outside our core programme In USA, Jamaica, Nepal, Zambia and Israel/Palestine

Making your classroom outstanding

Schools on our Core Programme

Alec Reed Academy Alperton Community School Ark Academy (ARK) Ark Putney Academy Ashcroft Technology Academy Aylward Academy Bethnal Green Academy Bishop Douglas Blackheath Bluecoat C of E Bolingbroke Academy Burlington Danes Academy (ARK) Buxton all through School Camden School for Girls Capital City Academy Cardinal Pole RC School Central Boys’ Foundation School Charles Edward Brooke Girls' School The Charter School City of London Academy (Islington) City Of London Academy (Southwark) Clapton Girls Academy Claremont High School Conisborough College Convent of Jesus and St Mary Language College Copland Community School Copthall School Crown Woods College Depford Green School Eastbrook Comprehensive School Eastbury Comprehensive School Evelyn Grace Academy (ARK) Globe Academy (ARK)

Greenford High School Greig City Academy Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College Haggerston School Harris Academy Beckenham Harris Academy Peckham Hatch End High School Harris Academy Bromley Highbury Fields School Highbury Grove School Highgate Wood School Hurlingham and Chelsea School Kingsbury High School Kingsford School King Solomon Academy (ARK) La Sainte Union Lambeth Academy Lammas School & Sports College Loxford School of Science and Technology Morpeth School Mulberry School Norlington School Parliament Hill Park View School Pimlico Academy Prendergast Vale College Preston Manor High School Raine’s Foundation School Rivers Academy West London Robert Clack School Sion-Manning RC Girls' School

St Angela's Ursuline School St Augustine's CE High School St Bonaventure’s School St Catherine's Catholic School for Girls St Gregory's RC High School St Marks Catholic College St Mary Magdalene Academy St Paul's Academy St Saviours and St Olaves St Thomas More School St Thomas The Apostle Stockley Academy Stoke Newington School Stratford School Sydenham School Sydney Russell Comprehensive School The Bridge Academy The Bushey Academy The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School The City Academy Hackney The Grey Coat Hospital School The Harefield Academy The London Nautical School The Norwood School The Petchey Academy The Royal Docks Community School Walthamstow Academy Walworth Academy (ARK) Wembley High Technology College Westminster Academy Willowfield School

London Secondary Schools 2012-13

Schools on our Core Programme Birmingham Aston Manor Academy Barrs Hill Broadway School Bordesley Green Girls School Colton Hill Four Dwellings High School George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Golden Hillock School Great Barr School Heartlands Academy Hodge Hill Sport and Enterprise Kingsbury School and Sports College Lordswood Boys’ School Our Lady and St Chad Park Hall Academy Park View Business and Enterprise School RSA Academy Shireland Collegiate Academy

St Albans Academy (ARK) Stockland Green School Wednesfield High School Wood Green Academy Manchester Abraham Moss High School Altrincham College of Arts Burnage Media Arts College Chorlton High School Fulwood Academy Levenshulme High School Loreto High School Manchester Academy Parrs Wood High School Stretford High School St Matthew’s RC High School The Albion Academy The Co-Operative Academy Wade Deacon High School

West Hill Whalley Range High School Wright Robinson College Nottingham Big Wood School Blue Coat Academy Derby Moor Djanogly City Academy Ellis Guildford Nottingham Emmanuel Nottingham Girls Academy Red Hill Academy Top Valley Academy Bristol Fairfield High School

Regional Secondary Schools 2012-13

Schools on our Core Programme

London Borough of Islington Ashmount Primary School Duncombe Primary School Hanover Primary School Pakeman Primary School Rotherfield Primary School William Tyndale Primary School London Borough of Newham Calverton Primary School Curwen Primary School Kensington Primary School Portway Primary School Ravenscroft Primary School Sandringham Primary School Salisbury Primary School Selwyn Primary School Elmhurst Primary School

London Borough of Lambeth Wyvil Primary School Vauxhall Primary School Rosendale Primary School St Andrew’s Primary School St Stephen’s Primary School London Borough of Hackney Queensbridge Primary School St Pauls with St Michaels C of E Primary School Randall Cremer Primary School De Beauvoir Primary School Orchard Primary School Southwold Primary School

London Borough of Tower Hamlets Osmani Primary School Stewart Headlam Thomas Buxton Kings Soloman Academy Globe Academy Prendergast Vale Primary

Primary Schools 2012-13

Our 2012-2013 Results

2012-2013 Programme Evaluation

May 2011 Ofsted Excellence in English Report

October 2012 Time Educational

Supplement

November 2012 Two Evening Standard Articles

September 2012 Two Debate Mate pupils

gain full scholarships to Eton

Key Skills Developed through our programmes

Communication Skills

Teamwork Skills

High-Order Thinking Skills

Confidence and Self Esteem

Academic Achievement

Attitude towards School

Engagement with Issues

Aspirations and Expectations

Debating In Curriculum

Functional Skills

oPupils have to critically respond to what is said by other participants. o Listening skills are the skills that pupils and teachers regularly report to have improved the most through debating

Personal Learning and Thinking Skills

o Creative thinkers o Effective participators o Reflective learners o Team workers

Enrich Classroom Learning

o Learning in a different, fun and exciting way o Element of competition engages students in the subject matter o Is an active way of students leading the learning (something that Ofsted are hot on!

How is Debating Relevant?

Differentiation

oSEN students can excel through oral work that they enjoy rather than written work which is difficult oG&T students’ arguments and reasoning are constantly challenged and developed in a way other activities fail to

Our Results

90% Of pupils reported significant improvement in their communication skills

87% Of pupils reported an improvement in their involvement and engagement in the

classroom

85% Of pupils reported a substantial increase in their ability to use formal language

82% Of pupils felt their ability to judge others performance had improved

2 National Curriculum Levels- the average increase of pupils’ speaking and listening

levels over 15 weeks

Programme Impact 2012-2013

Now for some activities!

Any Questions?

Next steps How you can get involved

Sign up for core programme 2013-14

o Core programme runs from November to April o Schools can sign up now for next year – final spaces remaining! o Notified in the upcoming months to confirm

Get involved with Teacher training

o Whole day teacher training at Debate Mate HQ in London Bridge and at host schools in Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham. Individual delegates can sign up o Bespoke training at your school for up to 20 delegates

o Get your students up and debating in just a day o Develop your students existing skill s with training from our Debate

Champions o Bespoke workshops for a day or a series

Student training

Our Supporters, Partners and Trustees

Daniel Truell Chair of Trustees; CIO, Wellcome Trust James Dray World Champion Debater; Account Director, Brunswick Group Rushabh Ranavat World Debating Championship Finalist; McKinsey & Company

Lady Fiona Ann Edwards-Stuart Charities specialist Mark Foster-Brown Altima Partners Phil Cutts, Credit Suisse Lewis Iwu World Champion Debater, Ex-President of Oxford University Student Union Britt Lintner, MAN GLG group

GEMS Schools Dubai GEMS Education Solutions Harvard Graduate School of Education Harvard Business School House of Lords Intelligence Squared Kids Company

Kings College London One Voice Palestine and Israel Teach First Teach for America The Oxford Union Society The Prince’s Trust The Samata Schools

Alan Parker and Brunswick Communications Alan Rickman Artemis Funds Baroness Brenda Dean Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, BskyB City of London School Clifford Chance Credit Suisse Daniel Radcliffe Dalverton Trust Deutsche Bank

Eton College Esmee Fairbairn Foundation Krishnan Guru-Murthy Laura and Scott Malkin Margaret Mouthford Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education MPG News International Peter Davies Sandals Foundation Shearman & Sterling Simmons and Simmons

Slaughter and May Standard Chartered Peter Bazalgette Paul Hamlyn Foundation UBS Wessex Youth Trust

The Virtual School for Looked after Young People University of Manchester