As practice we at Smart School Councils try not to guess at what the results of Home Debate Club will be. While we have our ideas of what might be the eventual winner, we typically wait for young people to inform us,as we are constantly enthralled at the responses and reasonings students give in Home Debate Club. Our half-term debate, though, did leave us going ‘That was unexpected.’

With close to 2,000 young people participating, the final result on whether or not to extend the school day was Yes.

National result:

Sixty-one percent of debaters decided that the school day should be longer to make up for lost learning during the pandemic.

Regional results:

Did the results in your region surprise you? Tweet @HomeDebateClub and let us know why!

There was plenty of great reasoning to go around in this debate. We’ve pulled our two favourite reasons for each side to share!

Yes ✅

No ❌

Don’t forget to get in on our next debate!

Home Debate Club will continue to be holding nationwide debates throughout lockdown and beyond! Get in on our latest debate here 👇

Got a suggestion for a Home Debate Club Question? Send it to membership@smartschoolcouncils.org.uk