Last week our Debate Maters from years 11 & 12 went to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to compete in the final round of the Debate Mate + League for the trophy. They worked extremely hard and we are proud to say The Sydney Russell beat every other school in London to become

Sydney Russell are off to another fantastic start in this year’s Debate Mate Urban Debate League Competition. Sydney Russell fielded 4 teams, including one `novice’ team composed of our newest Year 7 recruits. Out of our 8 debates, we won a fantastic 6, with Team A and B w

We are extremely proud to feature in the Evening Standard’s article about Debate Mate and how it is helping to improve social mobility amongst young people. Our students have experienced huge success within Debate Mate with one team coming a mighty 2nd in the national finals las