The document provides information about the Year 7 and 8 Debating Junior Public Speaking (JPS) competition. It is an interschool competition open to all students in years 7 and 8 with no debating experience required. Teams of 4 students will participate in 3 rounds of debates on important social issues to improve their public speaking, critical thinking, and argumentative skills. St Leonard's College will host the debates, and students can sign up individually or as a team by returning the registration form by June 17.

1. Year 7 and 8 Debating

2. What is it?
 The JSP is a fantastic introduction to debating.
 It is a friendly interschool competition open
to all students in years 7 and 8.
 No experience is necessary! The DAV provides
you with training, and a senior St Leonard’s
debater will act as a mentor for your team.
 There are three rounds of debates. There are
no finals or rankings, so the focus is on
learning new skills and trying your best.

3. Why do it?
 Become a better public speaker.
 Learn about, discuss and engage with
important social issues.
 Improve your analytical, critical thinking,
organisational and argumentative skills.
 Opens up lots of opportunities.
 It’s actually fun!

4. DAV JSP DAV Schools
Competition
British
Parliamentary
Junior Public
Speaking
AIDPSC
Rostrum
Plain English
Speaking Award
Legacy JPSA
Angier
Award
Monash Asia
Bond Uni
Mooting
UNYA
House
Debating
Norm
Fary
ACS Public
Speaking
My First
Speech
Voice

5.  St Leonard’s is the HOST SCHOOL for the
Brighton region. This means that all debates
will take place at St Leonard’s College.
 Debates take place at 6pm or 7pm.
 4 students per team (3 debating each round) is
ideal. Five students per team is the maximum.

6. DAV Training: Monday 15 August (Term 3 Week 6)
Round 1: Monday 29 August (Term 3 Week 8)
Round 2: Monday 10 October (Term 4 Week 2)
Round 3: Monday 24 October (Term 4 Week 4)

7. How do you join?
1. Leave your name so we know to keep in
touch with you!
2. Fill in and return ONE of these forms:
TEAM INDIVIDUAL
OR
Got a team of 4
people?
Then, as a
team, fill in and
return ONE of
the BLUE
forms for your
team.
Don’t have a
team? No
worries!
Just fill in and
return one of
the YELLOW
forms.

8. Year 7 and 8 Debating
IMPORTANT!
SIGN UP CLOSES
FRIDAY 17 JUNE!