RCI-27729 · Debate

Debate — Early Years Starter Confidence Sprint · Live Group

Read issues closely, form positions and communicate arguments confidently. This version is designed for ages 4–6 at starter level through interactive small-group learning.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure position building with highly supported practice.
  • Develop increasingly independent evidence with highly supported practice.
  • Develop applied rebuttal with highly supported practice.
  • Develop confident delivery with highly supported practice.
  • Apply Debate skills through short focused progress appropriate to ages 4–6.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Understand the MotionFocus: position building

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 2 · Build the CaseFocus: evidence

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 3 · Rebut FairlyFocus: rebuttal

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 4 · Deliver with ConfidenceFocus: delivery

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Early Years learners (ages 4–6) who want to develop position building, evidence, rebuttal, delivery at Starter level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Debate, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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