LSESU Schools 2018
Welcome to LSESU Schools 2018
LSESU Schools is one of the largest British Parliamentary debate tournaments for secondary schools in the country. Each year, LSESU debate society host this tournament in the heart of the LSE campus. Debating is increasingly recognised to improve public speaking, analytical skills and wider awareness of current affairs. The competition represents an exciting opportunity for young debaters, of any level, to experience a large-scale debating tournament where they will receive advice and feedback from some of the most experienced debaters in the university circuit. Several participants have gone on to debate competitively at the university level to considerable success.
Logistics
The competition will take place on Saturday the 1st of December 2018. There will be four initial rounds of British Parliamentary debating on a variety of topics, in which all participants will take part. After four rounds the four teams who have performed best over the initial rounds will ‘break’ (progress) to the final. Subject to demand, we may hold a novice final, designed for less experienced teams where both speakers are in their first year of debating competitively and have not (yet) ‘broken’.
The schedule is below:
0845 Registration opens
0930 Registration closes, briefing begins
1000 Round 1
1145 Round 2
1330 Lunch
1415 Round 3
1615 Round 4
1745 Dinner
1815 Finals
2000 Closing ceremony
2015 Expected end time
We will provide Dinner after the Final has taken place, however we are not able to provide lunch. We recommend that participants either bring a packed lunch or some money to buy food at in one of the many nearby shops.
Registration
Please register here: https://goo.gl/xnV6RB
Registration will be £45 per team. There may be limited bursaries available to state schools who have difficulty covering the cost of sending teams to this competition, schools new to debating, and schools outside London; this is not guaranteed, you can apply through the signup form.
Registration can be paid in cash on the day, or posted via cheque. Please address cheques to the LSE Students' Union, and send them to:
LSE SU Debate Society,
London School of Economics Students' Union,
East Building,
Houghton Street,
London WC2A 2AE
LSE Juniors
Following the success of LSE Schools, this year we are introducing our new competition, LSE Juniors, which is exclusively for pupils Year 10 and under.
This will focus on the development of young debaters by giving them a valuable chance to debate in a competition specifically aimed at their age group and experience level. This competition will take place on January 12th 2019. There will be a blogpost with more details on LSE Juniors to come.
Registration is open, if you would like to register, please fill in the form here: https://goo.gl/Tmc4wW
LSE Schools 2018 FAQs
Can I leave after a few rounds?
No, for a team to be eligible to make the final, they must have completed all four rounds. Teams should not leave until all four rounds are completed, otherwise they will not be included on the rankings. If you absolutely have to leave (in exceptional circumstances) you must tell the conveners.
Is there a dress code?
No, the uniform and dress of participants is entirely up to the discretion of the school.
What is allowed/disallowed during preparation?
Teams are allowed to use any pre-prepared written/printed materials they have brought with them to the competition. They are not allowed to prepare with other teams, even from the same school, or to use any electronic equipment except for timing. Teachers may observe students but they must not help the students in anyway during preparation or the debate.
Contact us
For any inquiries, please email us at lsedebate@gmail.com or message us via our Facebook page.