Debaters reach regional finals of Union Mace Competition

Congratulations to Krish (U6JCC), Lucas (U6TCF) and Vikram (U6RS) on an outstanding effort in the regional final of the English-Speaking Union Mace Competition, which is the oldest and largest debating competition for schools in England. In this round of the contest, they argued for the motion: “This House believes the UK government should pay reparations to its former colonies”.

Despite a strong and polished performance that was praised by the judges as the most able in public speaking terms, they narrowly missed out on qualifying for the national final. In a competitive heat that also included Ibstock Place, Harrow School, The Tiffin Girls’ School and South Hampstead High School, it was a very strong team from St Paul’s Girls that ultimately won the day.n