About Debate Mate
We hire top university students
to be inspirational peer mentors.
Mentors run after-school debate clubs
in areas of high child poverty.
Students take part in
the Core Programme, Debate Mate Accelerate, DM+ and the Graduate School.
Debate Mate develops key 21st century employability skills
and positive character attributes.
Latest News
Debate Mate – Pro Bono Economics Report
Pro Bono Economics has helped us assess whether our programmes, which run across the UK,… Read more
International Programmes 2019
Two teams are heading out to Nepal and Rwanda this summer to run… Read more
Urban Debate League 2019 Champions!
The Urban Debate League this year has seen some of the highest scores… Read more
Debate Mate Cup Champions 2019!
On a rainy day at the University of Oxford, eight Primary School teams… Read more
“The work you do is amazing.”Bill Gates
Royal Institution of Great Britain, April 2017
“Debate Mate is a wonderful organisation which inspires children. The debating groups and training programmes are first class.”Sir Michael Wilshaw, Former Chief Inspector, Ofsted
“Debate Mate is having a remarkable impact in helping teenagers express their ideas clearly, confidently, and reasonably - skills which ought to be at the heart of modern education.”Lord Adonis, Minister of State for Education, 2005 - 2008
“Debate Mate has really boosted my confidence in the way that I am now. It really has benefited my life, and I really enjoy it.”Nayah, Student
“Debate Mate has given our students new hopes and dreams, and they now have a very bright future ahead of them.”Sarah, Teacher
Our Supporters
We would like to thank our funders, supporters, and partners of the 2019-20 programme.
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