Fresh in: the Kings Norton team of Anna and Isobel won their debate at the Battle of Ideas hosted at the RCA by the Institute of Ideas. More to follow…
Once again, the KNGS team have been successful in the “Debating Matters” qualifiers, beating three other teams to take their place in the regional finals.
In a fast-paced first round, Chloe Jones and Hugh Sheehan skilfully convinced not only the judges, but apparently even the proposition that celebrities do have a place in politics. Although both debaters were anxious before the competition, all traces of nerves disappeared the moment they got up there and they were complemented by the judges for their passion, good teamwork and all-round confidence.
After a nervous wait to see who they would be up against in the final debate of the evening -Anna Muncey and Priya Francis took to the floor. Arguing for the motion that we should embrace organic food, they put their arguments forward with utter conviction and held their own through a tough judge and audience questioning session. The judges awarded the win to Kings Norton and all that worrying, speech writing AND rewriting suddenly felt worthwhile!
Once again the KNGS team were successful in the qualifying round of DM, beating 3 other teams to go through to the Regional Final.
Congratulations to Chloe Jones, Anna Muncey, Priya Francis and Hugh Sheehan.
