The Debate Mate team is responsible for:
Our Pupil Voice Fayre was buzzing with excitement as KS1 and KS2 shared which roles they want to apply for and why. Huge thank you to our subject leaders for…
Our Debate Mate team visited the Emmanuel Centre to receive their first induction to kick start the academic year!
Debate Mate club competed in Debate Mate championship earning 4th place within London Primary School's. Well done!
Our Debate Mate team competed in the National competition, the Debate Mate Cup. Working in teams, they built well-structured arguments earning them 4th place in London Primary School's. Well done!
Debate Mate Club is pleased to announce that after two rounds of UDL Debate Mate competitions, they have come 7th in the National League and 2nd place with the London League.…
Children in years 5 and 6 visited the Emmanuel centre in Westminster last week to receive their induction for Debate Mate. The Debate Mate programmes are initiatives aimed at increasing…
UKS2 took part in the Urban Debate League competition. Our pupils enjoyed the experience, developing essential skills such as: critical thinking, effective communication and presentation development skills.
In today's Debate Mate session, pupils continued to practise defining the motion, sharing opinions and supporting these with evidence. The children are enjoying the use of online video conferencing which…
This week is Families’ Week at Orchard, an opportunity to celebrate the diversity both in our school community and modern society! How will you be celebrating? #familytime @stonewalluk
A huge congratulations to our Debate Team who successfully participated in last month's League competition. They are currently tenth in the National Primary Urban Debate League Top 50%. They are currently…
Pupils from Year 5 visited The Emmanuel Centre in Westminster for this year's Debate Mate launch. They were given an introduction to the world of debate, met lots of lovely mentors…
This week Orchard hosted the annual pupil voice fair to explore the responsibilities children might like to lead on this academic year. Children visited different stalls in the hall to talk…
Regional winners and now....we are in the Debate Mate Finals! Well done Team!
Last week the Debate Mate team took part in Round One of the Urban Debate League, which was hosted at Orchard. Five schools debated two motions, including ‘School summer holidays…
Debate Mate children from Years 5 and 6 visited Westminster for the Debate Mate London Launch. The children enjoyed a live debate which posed the question ‘should superheroes be banned?’, a question…
Our Debate Mate group has been successfully recruited and are excited to start their journey this year representing the school in competitions.
We have held our Pupil Voice Recruitment Fair with applications filled out for many roles... head gardeners, librarians, digital leaders, green team, peer mediators, art ambassadors, timestable ambassadors and more!
For the second year in a row, Orchard has hosted the Debate Mate Urban Debate League which saw nine schools from East London come to debate two very contentious topics. Should…
The Year 5 Debate Mate members took part in their first debating competition as part of the Urban Debate League. They had the opportunity to debate with teams from other…
