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Discovery Mornings are a chance to explore the School on a normal working day.

You and your family will tour the School in the company of one of our pupils and will meet the senior team over tea and coffee.

Junior School (Reception – Year 6):
Wednesday 15 May 8.45am – 10am

Spaces at a Discovery Morning are limited so that you can have as much time as you need to see the School at your own pace and discuss your child as an individual.

Home News Stamford School talk their way into the nationals

Tuesday 5th March 2019

Stamford School talk their way into the nationals

Two Year 12 students have become the East Midland champions in the regional final of the English-Speaking Union Schools’ (ESU) Debating Mace hosted by Stamford Endowed Schools yesterday. They are now set to attend the national finals at the end of March.Having successfully navigated the first two rounds of the competition, the team (Oscar Dixon-Spain and Tom Watson) survived tough competition from five other schools in the region, including Uppingham, Oundle and Stowe, to win the title.Tom and Oscar have worked together as a debating team since Year 9. Anna England-Kerr, the adjudicator and head of ESU Debate Education, praised their teamwork, persuasive delivery and engagement with the arguments in the debate.The team are now looking forward to a trip to the national finals at Dartmouth House, the ESU Headquarters in London, where they will take part in a semi-final and compete for a place in the grand final.Karen Leetch, Head of Debating at Stamford, praised the team for their hard work and commitment: “I’m delighted by the result. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the team to have the experience of attending the national finals of this prestigious competition and a first for Stamford School debating”.

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