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  Durham Schools 2010

  Tom Barker 1:30 pm on March 22, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: 2010 (5), debating (8), durham, school (2), schools

  

  I write this on the busy train back from the competition. As you are probably aware 4 society members made the journey up to Durham on Saturday to judge and mentor teams at their schools competition. Involvement in these events are great for members to volunteer, develop their own debating skills and get involved with helping young people develop themselves.

  With, most of the competition and accommodation situated on a UNESCO heritage site the surroundings aren’t too bad either.

  While neither of the teams being mentored successfully made the semi-finals one of our judges Oliver Blackley was specially selected to join-ajudicate on the novice debate final. A testament to Oliver’s enthusiasm and the success KDS has had in training our members.

   

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  THW teach homosexuality in primary schools

  Tom Barker 12:07 am on February 19, 2010 | 1 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
  Tags: debate (36), education (4), homosexuality, lgbt, schools

  KLT 5 24/02/10 6pm

  This week’s debate is being run in association with Kent Union’s LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) campaign which coincides with LGBT History Month. Regulars please take not of the change of venue this week.

  Research has recently called for aspects of homosexuality to be including in the primary school curriculum which explains the topic we eventually settled on. The first speaker will have to be very clear about how this will be carried out in practice to undermine some of the more predictable arguments the opposition will want to rely on.

  Is part of the problem with homophobia caused by it not being introduced to children at an impressionable age, leaving their views on the issue to be tainted by the taunts of the playground and the influence of intolerant family and friends?

  Or is it an issue that is best kept well away from the classroom at such an early age? Is it an easy excuse to absolve responsibility for the issue by burdening an already overwhelmed teaching profession?

  I look forward to finding out on Wednesday!

  For more info, please visit the Facebook Event