RCI-27814 · Debate

Debate — Early Years Advanced Confidence Sprint · 1-to-1

Read issues closely, form positions and communicate arguments confidently. This version is designed for ages 4–6 at advanced level through personalised individual tuition.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure position building with sophisticated analysis and control.
  • Develop increasingly independent evidence with sophisticated analysis and control.
  • Develop applied rebuttal with sophisticated analysis and control.
  • Develop confident delivery with sophisticated analysis and control.
  • 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 Advanced 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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