Heats will be taking place across the country over the autumn term. This list of available heats will be updated frequently.

Please email greatdebate@history.org.uk in order to:

• Book onto a local heat
• Offer to host a local heat
• Subscribe for updates on heats as they are scheduled
• Register interest for a heat to be held in your area, if there is not one already. 

Confirmed Heats 2020:

• Birmingham - 23rd January
  Aldridge School, Walsall
• Bolton – 6pm, 4th November 
  The Bolton School
• Bradford – 6pm, 18th November 
  Woodhouse Grove School 
• Bristol – 6:30pm, 27th November 
  University of Bristol Humanities/School of Arts Complex, Woodward Road 
• Buckinghamshire – 6pm, 12th December 
  Pipers Corner School 
• Canterbury – 7pm, 5th November 
  The Kings School 
• Chichester – 7pm, 28th November
  Friends’ Meeting House 
• Colchester – 20th November
  Colchester County High School for Girls
• Cornwall – 5th December
  Callywith College
• Dorset – 28th November
  Highcliffe School
• Durham – 6pm, 25th November
  Durham High School
• Edinburgh – 9th December 
  Mary Erskine School 
• Glasgow - 17th December 
  Kelvinside Academy
• Isle of Jersey – 25th November 
  Victoria College
• Limerick – 7:30pm, 5th December 
  Villiers School
• Lincoln 
  William Farr School
• London - 10th December  
  PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE: Liverpool University (London Campus), Moorgate
• Merseyside - 21st November  
  Upton Hall School
• Norfolk 
  Greshams School
• North Wales – 14th November 
  Ysgol Eirias
• Nuneaton – 5pm, 13th November 
  Etone College
• Oxford – 2nd December 
  Magdalen College
• Peterborough - 7:45pm, 28th November
  Oundle School
• Taunton – 6:30pm, 21st November 
  Queen's College 
• West Surrey – 6pm, 25th November
  St John's School, Leatherhead 
• Worcester – 19th November 
  RGS Worcester 
• York – 6pm, 19th November
  Bootham School

We will also be hosting a digital heat via Skype or similar free software in order to allow students from more remote areas, or anyone else who for whatever other reason cannot attend one of these local heats, to have a chance to compete. This will take place on January 29th. If you would like to register for this heat or have any queries about it, please email us at the usual address.

Heats TBC

These heats are not yet formally scheduled at this stage, but you can still register interest in them by emailing greatdebate@history.org.uk. You will then be informed as soon as their details have been confirmed.

• Cardiff - Cardiff High School
  
• London – Pimlico Academy, January

Completed Heats

Sheffield  
Winner: Sasha Pandit, Birkdale School

Updated 29th October 2019

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