Vale pupils outshone their opponents to take first place at this year’s Wales Schools Debating Championships. On Monday 16 December, Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg pupils Sara Jones and Rhys Griffiths were crowned the 2019 winning team at Tredegar House, Newport. The winner of this year’s Individual speaker award went to Amelia […]
Read morePupils from across the country will compete in individual and team rounds to be crowned winners of the Wales Schools Debating Championships 2019. On Monday 16 December, four teams from Ysgol Tryfan in Bangor, Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg in Barry, Cardiff’s Cathedral School and Cardiff Sixth Form College and four […]
Read moreTensions rose among student delegates as they debated the issue of climate change during MockCOP sessions last week. Pupils aged 14-18 from south and west wales schools, represented countries from all over the world at Mock COP (Conference of Parties) in Cardiff City Hall and Swansea Civic centre. These sessions, […]
Read moreThe exciting range of debates at the Wales Schools Debating Championships included feminism, genetically modified babies, the role of social deprivation in causing crime, banning child performers and charging people for treatment for health issues caused by lifestyle choices. Talented students from five schools competed for the individual speaker and […]
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