RCI-27881 · Debate

Debate — Primary Developing Skill Builder · Self-Paced

Read issues closely, form positions and communicate arguments confidently. This version is designed for ages 7–9 at developing level through independent digital learning.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure position building with increasing independence.
  • Develop increasingly independent evidence with increasing independence.
  • Develop applied rebuttal with increasing independence.
  • Develop confident delivery with increasing independence.
  • Apply Debate skills through structured practice appropriate to ages 7–9.
  • 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 7–9.

Unit 2 · Build the CaseFocus: evidence

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 7–9.

Unit 3 · Rebut FairlyFocus: rebuttal

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 7–9.

Unit 4 · Deliver with ConfidenceFocus: delivery

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 7–9.

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 Primary learners (ages 7–9) who want to develop position building, evidence, rebuttal, delivery at Developing 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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