RGS Debating

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[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

We’re back and this week we’re at Durham but debaters are debating from school and Amber is coaching from Oxford, so lots of mileage covered today!

After round one: two teams are on a first; two on a second; one on a third; two on a fourth.

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

.@RGSWorcester alumna Amber Warner-Warr (2012-2019), who is convening Oxford Schools’ today!

[Regent's Park College @RegentsOx]

@RPCJCR member Amber Warner-Warr (English, 2019)
is a convenor for this year's @oxschools, the UK's largest British Parliamentary debating competition, held by @OxfordUnion. Finals' Day is this weekend and we wish Good Luck to all taking part! 🍀
https://t.co/jYK6FID94W

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

Today RGSW has 3 teams at @oxschools Oxford Schools’ finals day! Good luck to teams MP, EM and MC!!

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

Today’s most popular motion with our debaters is the Round 1 motion of ‘This House Would create separate schools for LGBTQ+ youth’ - where do you stand on the issue?

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

Today we are at @cambridgeunion’s Cambridge Schools’ Finals Day. Good luck to both pairs: Katy/Kasia; Liz/James (both Lower Sixth).

[The English-Speaking Union @theESU]

@RGSWDebating @KingsWorcester Fantastic anyway! Hope that the students had a great time and learned loads. Next year!!!

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

A belated update on @theESU Regional Final last night:

We were runners up! Unfortunate not to clinch first place against an excellent @KingsWorcester side but Kasia, Katy, Liz and James should all be congratulated on making it this far.

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

Tomorrow marks the start of yet another busy debating week:

@theESU Mace Regional Final on Tuesday
@cambridgeunion Finals’ Day on Saturday

Best of luck to all debaters for this week and I hope you’re having a restful evening in preparation!

[RGS Worcester @RGSWorcester]

Today saw the return of our wonderful pupils back on our screens and on-site for Critical Worker's children.

RGS Worcester is ready for another Half-term of learning and development and looks forward to providing continuity of education to all!

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

In second place after the Open Final, Liz McCabe and James Preece!

In first place after the Open Final, Kathryn Shaw and James Parkinson!

Both teams opposed the motion ‘When building new housing developments, this House prefers communal green spaces over private gardens’.

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

An amazing result after the fourth round - both Liz and James and our new pairing of Kathryn and James have broken to the Open Final! Enormous congratulations to all of our pairs for what has been a fantastic day for RGS. #thegrandfinale

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

Today’s most popular motion with our debaters is the Round 4 motion of ‘This House supports a carbon tax proportionate to carbon footprint’ - where do you stand on the issue?

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

We are at the end of round 2 and no team took less than a second in the last round! I’ll start polling debaters on their favourite motions of the day next round... #questiontimereturns #notsundaybutfundaynevertheless

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

We are once again at a competition - this time it’s Nottingham and we’ve brought five pairs to warm up before the likes of Oxford and Cambridge next month. More updates later!

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

A huge well done to RGS MP (Liz/James) for breaking 3rd to the gold final and RGS EE (Ella/Emily) for breaking 4th to the silver final!

Only one round to go, best of luck 🥇🥈#podiumfinish #sundayFUNday #funfunfun

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

We are halfway through the day at Manchester Schools’ (but slightly more southern in our homes) and 2 teams—Liz/James; Katy/Kasia—are on 5 out of 6 points; Ella and Emily are on 4 out of six points.

Incredible work so far!

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

I’ve just polled the debaters and turns out that @mdunion’s first round ‘This House Would pay politicians the median salary of their constituency’ has been their favourite to debate - what’s your view? #questiontime #sundayfunday

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

HALF of the breaking spots to RGS teams - well done Katy, Kasia, Max, Ella, James and Liz!!!

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Today at our regional round of @oxschools, riding on our success of breaking 2 pairs to @cusdebating’s Cambridge Schools’ - good luck to all five pairs #fiveandthrive

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

A massive thank you to the orgcomm of @UOBdebating for an excellently run comp:

1 RGS team made each of the finals (bronze, silver and gold)

Max and Ella won the bronze final! 🥉

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

Today we are at a (remote, thankfully ☔️) Birmingham Schools, run by @UOBdebating. Stay tuned for updates!

[RGS Debating @RGSWDebating]

Round 2 about to begin and Amber is taking it with her on the road as she needs coffee #coachingwithcaffeine