The Tetley Years 10&11 Debating Competition 2020
The Tetley and Leeds Salon host their annual schools debating competition for Years 10&11 pupils for central and south Leeds schools on Tuesday 21st January.
As well as being crowned The Tetley champions, the winners will also go on to compete in the final of the Headingley Festival of Ideas Years 10&11 Competition at HEART on Wednesday 1st April.
15:45 – DEBATE 1 – “In the digital age we should not expect our online activities to remain private”
FOR: Outwood Grange Academy
AGAINST: Mount St Mary’s Catholic High
JUDGES
Dan Clayton, The Leeds Salon
Russell Thomas, HMRC
Aylaia Tombros-McIvor, Government Legal Department
16:55 – DEBATE 2 – “We should not eat meat”
FOR: Woodkirk Academy
AGAINST: Outwood Grange Academy
JUDGES
Feona Carmichael, University of Law
Dan Clayton, The Leeds Salon
Aylaia Tombros-McIvor, Government Legal Department
18:00- Break
18:15 – DEBATE 3 – “No platform policies damage free speech”
FOR: Mount St Mary’s Catholic High
AGAINST: Woodkirk Academy
JUDGES
Feona Carmichael, University of Law
Dan Clayton, The Leeds Salon
Russell Thomas, HMRC
19:30 – Results
TETLEY CHAMPIONS 2020: Mount St Mary’s Catholic High School – Faith Odeyo, Johanna Jermy, Bradley Barker, Carmella Messu all received copies of the Oxford Very Short Introduction to the Renaissance and Vue Cinema vouchers.
BEST INDIVIDUAL: Jack Ashew of Outwood Grange Academy, who received a copy of the Oxford Very Short Introduction to the Scientific Revolution and a Vue Cinema voucher.