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Hundreds of schools take part in Brexit debates to help improve understanding

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Channel: Original Jedi Watching · 2018 · News & Politics

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Hundreds of schools take part in Brexit debates to help improve understanding. Thousands of children are holding Brexit votes this week as schools increasingly use debates to improve their students' understanding of the world around them. Kingswood Academy in Hull is one of hundreds of schools expected to debate the UK's place in Europe using questions posed by teaching material provider Votes For Schools. The firm says it counts more than 10,000 votes on topical questions debated in 380 schools each week. In Hull, where almost seven in ten referendum voters opted to leave the EU, 28 students aged 12 to 16 held a half hour debate on whether the UK should stay in the Single Market. Before they started almost half said they had no idea, but after some lively debating about tariffs and jobs the room was split 50:50 with everyone expressing a view. Teacher Constance Walker said the school's weekly debates make a real difference to students. "Without provoking debate and without them having to think about that we end up with quite insular students," she said. "What we want them to be is open and engaged with the world." The use of debates in schools mirrors the public's appetite to see the nation's political leaders take part in live TV debates during UK election campaigns. More than 19,000 people have signed a petition calling for an independent commission to ensure they become a regular fixture in the political process. Uk Politics World News GE2018 Brexit G20 OJW Donations Welcome. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DPK4PYVL8ZSZN

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