Debate Club: Building Confidence and Community

In Episode Three of HUDL Up, we turn our focus to HUDL’s Debate Club and hear directly from the young people who helped shape it from the very beginning.

Co-hosts Keji Okeowo, Director of HUDL, and Koby Ofosu, a member of Debate Club, are joined by Debate Club members to reflect on why they joined, what a typical session involves, and how an eight-week pilot developed into an 18-month programme. Alongside Debate Master Teian Roberts, Debate Club members discuss the skills they built along the way, including public speaking, critical thinking, teamwork, listening, and confidence, and how those skills continue to support them in school and beyond.

The conversation also explores what it was like to take part in debates, competitions, and trips beyond the classroom. At the end of the episode, the group reflects on becoming HUDL’s first Junior Associates and what it means to support younger students in developing their own skills.

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