RCI-27997 · Debate

Debate — Upper Primary Foundation Creative Challenge · Club / Workshop

Read issues closely, form positions and communicate arguments confidently. This version is designed for ages 10–12 at foundation level through social, activity-rich workshop learning.

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outcomescourse journeyprogression

What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure position building with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop increasingly independent evidence with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop applied rebuttal with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop confident delivery with clear guided foundations.
  • Apply Debate skills through playful creation appropriate to ages 10–12.
  • 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 10–12.

Unit 2 · Build the CaseFocus: evidence

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.

Unit 3 · Rebut FairlyFocus: rebuttal

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.

Unit 4 · Deliver with ConfidenceFocus: delivery

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.

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 Upper Primary learners (ages 10–12) who want to develop position building, evidence, rebuttal, delivery at Foundation 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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