Debating

Mr Roderick Lonsdale took eight debaters to the Oxford Schools round at South Hampstead High School. Although the teams were unsuccessful in terms of making the Finals Day they performed really well and perhaps were unlucky in one of them not making the final cut. They all enjoyed the experience and look forward to the Cambridge Schools debate which will take place on the last Sunday (19th) of the mid-term break, at Haberdashers Boys’ School.

The FPQ qualification is now in its second year, offering Junior School pupils the opportunity to plan, research, write and present a project on a topic of their own choosing. In early February, twelve Year 8 students presented their FPQ projects on an extremely varied range of topics: feminism, sign language, make-up, Zeus, sports footwear, homework, climate change, Otto von Bismarck, keeping otters as pets, and conspiracy theories on the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana. The evening was very enjoyable, and several comments were made regarding the high standard of the presentations. Well done to all the pupils!