Applications for Team England are ongoing and will close at 6.00pm UK time on Monday 21st September. Applications are open to any student in years 9-13, attending a registered school in England. We are…

Applications for Team England 2026-27 are now open! Team England is the flagship programme for Schools Debating in England. The team will represent England at the 2027 European Schools Debating Championships (in Italy), and…

World Schools Debating Championships England A (Adrian Siniscalco, Aryaman Sarda, Joshua Muzembe, and Maia Drouin) attended the World Schools Debating Championships in Kenya, winning six out of eight preliminary rounds and advancing to elimination…

England Summer Academy The England Summer Academy is a free debate programme running from 10 to 17 August, exclusively for state-school pupils currently in Years 8 to 10. Applications are open until 28 June.…

We are delighted to announce that, for the first time ever, we will be running the England Summer Academy from 10 to 17 August 2026. This is a free debate programme for state-educated pupils with…

Debate England is opening applications for the coach of the England schools debating teams. The Team Coach for Debate England is responsible for selecting and preparing England’s schools-level national debating teams, and supporting them…

England BP is an annual British Parliamentary competition for schools run by Debate England. All money raised goes to supporting Team England, England B, and the Development Squad. This year’s England BP will take…

After an exceptionally competitive selection process involving nearly 100 applicants, we are delighted to announce the final 12 members of our Development Squad for this year. Congratulations to Dhiraj, Eden, Holly, Isabella, John, Lydia,…

Earlier this month, Team England and England B travelled to Skopje, North Macedonia, to compete in the European Schools Debating Championships. After three gruelling days of debating, Team England broke 2nd and defeated Team…