DEBATING AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE The College’s general knowledge and debating teams continued to impress on the national stage. In the Schools Challenge Quiz , the senior team of Humreen Ellens , Kitty Hill , Reuben Mace and Ian Tam defeated King’s Canterbury by 80 points to progress through the regional rounds. The junior team also performed strongly, qualifying for the plate competition. In debating, pupils reached the Cambridge Finals Day of the Oxford and Cambridge Debating Competition and advanced to the final stages of both the Handcross Park and Manchester International Schools contests. The Hayman Society debate in the summer term brought together sixth form pupils and external speakers, including OE and MP Alison Griffiths , to argue the motion that schools should prioritise character development over academic excellence. Year 9 and Year 10 pupils served as adjudicators.
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