For any student who wishes to participate in our weekly debates or simply come and listen the Senior Debating Society meets on Thursday lunchtime 12.35pm onwards in room 27 and the Junior Debating Society meets on Friday at 2.45pm in room 17.
Mrs Cartwright

The motion being debated on Thursday 28th January will be "This house believes that you should be a legal adult at 15". All welcome.
Mr Backhouse

Both the Junior and Senior Debating teams began the term well, taking part in the first inter-school's debate of the academic year at the Royal High School. Pitting their skills of oratory against Beechen Cliff, Oldfield Girls and the Royal High School, the Juniors debated the issue of whether travel broadens the mind and the Seniors considered whether Britain should withdraw from Afghanistan.

Congratulations must go to Connor Jenkins, Becky White and Lewis Nicholson-Pallett for their excellent start to debating and to the Senior team of Jack Cooper and Jessica Tilley for their very convincing arguments. Thanks also go to Danielle Vrublevskis and Ross Taylor for their challenging questions in the Floor debate.

Cambridge Union Schools Debate
On Monday 9th November, Isaac Palmer and Jack Cooper, both in Year 13, represented Wellsway in the Cambridge Union schools debating competition at Richard Huish College in Taunton. Both spoke well in their prepared debate, "This house would ban the consumption of meat" and they were generally felt to have won that round. Their performance in the second, unprepared debate "This house would raise the driving age to 21 for males" was equally impressive, but they were unfortunately up against the hosts, Richard Huish College and were beaten into an eventual second place. This means, unfortunately, that they won't progress in the competition, but they showed real improvement and should be pleased with their result.

On Tuesday 24th November, Danni Vrublevskis and Ellie Norris, both in Year 13, travelled to Chew Valley School to compete in the ESU School's Mace competition, a national debating contest. Despite presenting coherent and compelling arguments, and speaking very well, they were unfortunately beaten into second place by a very confident Chew Valley team. Nonetheless, they defeated teams from Beechen Cliff and John of Gaunt and should be very proud of their performances.
Mr Backhouse

The society recently took part in the Bath International Schools' Model United Nations (BISMUN) on 6th-8th March.

Wellsway entered 4 delegations into this the 19th BISMUN conference, and for the first time the school was entrusted with a permanent member of the security council, France.

all the delegates involved thoroughly enjoyed the conference and there was already excited speculation about the next event at Eton College MUN in July.