Oxford and Cambridge Debating Success!
Once again, RGS Worcester has experienced huge success in Debating, with two teams qualifying for the prestigious Finals Days at both the Cambridge and Oxford Schools competitions.
Last week was a tremendously busy week for the Senior Debating Society. Four teams from RGS Worcester took part in the online Midlands regional round of the Oxford Schools competition on Tuesday evening. Over 60 teams were competing across two debates to win a place at Finals Day. This was hugely competitive and hard-fought as debaters only had two debates to demonstrate their skills. RGS Worcester were the only school in the region to qualify two teams, with Elizabeth McCabe, James Preece, Kasia Czyrko and Katy Marsh all reaching the Finals Day.
On Saturday, four RGS Worcester pairs were again in action online in the Manchester regional round of the Cambridge Schools competition. This was a long day with four different debates for each pair. Points scored for first, second, third and fourth in each debate were used to create a ‘league table’ with the best six teams from 44 going forward.
In the final debate on ‘whether we should allow dictators an amnesty if they gave up power peacefully’, Matt Powell and Harvey Boyle won their table, qualifying for Finals Day in second place overall. Coming second on their table, James Preece and Elizabeth McCabe also qualified in fifth place, meaning that they have reached both Finals Days.
Finals Day are usually international events, with teams qualifying from across the UK and from countries like Canada, Malaysia and Slovenia. It is a huge achievement for RGS to be so well-represented at both events – and we wish them luck for Oxford on Saturday 12 March and Cambridge on Sunday 20 March.
Miss Jane Waller
Head of Debating
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