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Greetings all, it's been a while since I logged on but now's the time of year to get things going again.
2019 certainly promises to be an interesting year for NSW schools debating. NSWDU has undergone a coaching reshuffle, and so the state team may have a very different dynamic this year. If...
I'm delighted to be able to report that further to their recent move to allow teams from Years 7 to 9 to have their cases written by the coaches in the week before the debate, the GPS has also decided to suspend Sydney Grammar from competing in Years 10 to 12 so as to give the other schools a...
Certainly, schools like Riverview and - in particular - Newington have shown a consistent and flagrant disregard for other speakers and the ethos of competitive debating itself.
Yeah I'm with you buddy, it's an absolute joke in my opinion. These speakers and coaches need to wake up and recognise that debating is far bigger than them as individuals. They need to start taking things seriously and stop using debates as some sort of vanity trip, otherwise they just should...
Congratulations to The Scots College for winning the 2015 GPS Debating Championship in Senior A after defeating Sydney Grammar tonight. This is the first time since 1987 that The College has held the Rutledge Shield.
All involved should be extremely proud of such a fine achievement.
Have just heard that Elle Jones won't be coaching at Sydney Grammar next year. Considering the Class of 2015 is widely regarded as the worst debating generation the school has produced since Turnbull's days we may well see a new winner in the GPS.
I haven't seen Loughley (I think you have the correct spelling) speak in person, but adjudicators/debaters I've spoken to say he is really impressive, especially for his age. I believe he was moved up to the seconds for the GPS season (Grammar wouldn't let him speak in Seniors for ISDA) and has...
I've spoken to a few colleagues at various other schools over the last few months and everyone seems to have totally different opinions on who will be strong (and weak) for this coming GPS season. One from Scots who I spoke to is adamant that their 1sts side is the best they've had in a long...