he English Speaking Union is a charity dedicated to improving oracy and public speaking skills. We believe that all young people deserve to have the speaking and listening skills they need to thrive ...
Volunteer Debate Competition Judge
Contact person
Anna Mitchell
#110079
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Summary
Description of role: Volunteer as a Debate Competition judge and help young people develop the public speaking, listening and debating skills.
Detailed description
Volunteer as a Debate Competition judge with the English Speaking Union, and help young people develop the public speaking, listening and debating skills they need to thrive now and in their futures.
As a volunteer judge you will sit as a panel of up to 3 judges who oversee a regional round of the UK's longest running inter-schools debating competition. Your role will be to listen, consider and give feedback to participating young people, helping the successful teams to progress through the heats all the way to the Grand Finals in London.
Round 2 begins in mid-January and there will be opportunities in and around Leeds to be a volunteer judge. We have competitions all over England and Wales and so you can volunteer anywhere.
Comprehensive training and ongoing support is provided. We don't require you to be an experienced debater, simply have the willingness to help, encourage and empower young people to find their voices and grow in confidence through debating.
About The English-Speaking Union
he English Speaking Union is a charity dedicated to improving oracy and public speaking skills. We believe that all young people deserve to have the speaking and listening skills they need to thrive. Our mission is to equip young people with the communication skills and cross-cultural understanding they need to thrive and build a more collaborative world.
We work with young people and their teachers to improve oracy skills and cross-cultural understanding, particularly in areas of disadvantage. We run public speaking and debating competitions nationally and internationally, to hone the skills we provide, and offer a variety of cultural exchanges for students, teachers and professionals alike to build relationships and share ideas across communities and countries.
We also run fun, games-led debate and public speaking curricula and workshops which encourage students to discuss a wide range of topical issues with an open mind. We guide schools on using oracy in the classroom and on setting up and maintaining their own debate clubs; and we provide teachers with a range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities in the fields of speech and debate.