FOUR Barnsley Sixth Form College students are preparing for the regional final of a national debating competition after succeeding in the South Yorkshire round.
Jessica Charlesworth, Lauryn Healey, Phillippa Matthews and Nathan Phipp-MacIntyre displayed their polished debating skills to winning effect in the South Yorkshire Qualifying Round of Debating Matters held at the University of Sheffield.
Jessica and Nathan won a debate entitled ‘There should be limits to free speech on social media’ against Tapton School, Sheffield, before Lauryn and Phillippa triumphed over Chapeltown Academy in a ‘Social egg freezing empowers women’ debate.
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