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Description
Looking to bring meaningful, well-structured debates into your A Level classroom? This Debate Planner is a simple but powerful tool that helps students prepare and deliver effective, respectful and engaging debates in any subject.
Designed by a teacher and tested in the classroom, this planner supports students through every stage – from crafting a clear opening statement to preparing for cross-examination and asking smart, strategic questions. It takes debates beyond shouting matches and turns them into focused, inclusive discussions where every student has a role and every voice is heard.
Perfect for developing higher-level thinking, argument structure and confident public speaking – while keeping things organised and fair.

What’s included?
• A printable A Level Debate Planning Sheet covering:
o Structured opening statements using the 3-9-27 soundbite method
o Planning the main argument(s) with evidence and clear structure
o Cross-examination preparation (spotting and challenging opposing points)
o Creating strong questions for opponents
o Anticipating and preparing for questions you might receive
• Suitable for group or team-based debate prep
• Works brilliantly with 20-minute prep sessions before a formal in-class debate
• Fully editable so you can tweak for your own subject or topic

Ideal for:
• A Level students across all subjects (RS, History, Politics, English, Sociology etc.)
• Teachers wanting to run structured, focused classroom debates
• Helping students build argument skills and confidence
• Encouraging all students to participate and speak, not just the most vocal
• Stretch and challenge activities or end-of-topic discussions
• Developing oracy, critical thinking and active listening skills

Take the chaos out of class debates and give your students the structure they need to shine. Whether you’re debating ethics, economics, or literary themes – this resource keeps things fair, focused and fun.