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The Great Debate 2015 Winner
The Great Debate
The Great Debate 2015 Winner
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Young Quills Awards 2015
Multipage Article
The ‘Young Quills' Award for Historical Fiction recognises the powerful role that fiction can have for introducing, informing and exciting young people about historical events, characters and places.
The competition is for books that tell a story with a strong and accurate historical setting. There are two categories divided according...
Young Quills Awards 2015
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What is the Great Debate?
The Great Debate
In this short film from 2015 Heather Scott (former Deputy President of the HA and compere of our Great Debate Finals) & Martin Spafford (Judge from our London Heats) introduce the Great Debate, talk about why students should get involved and discuss what they enjoy about the Great Debate.
What is the Great Debate?
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The Great Debate Final 2015
What does Magna Carta mean to me?
The final of the Great Debate 2015 took place on Saturday 14th March 2015 at Royal Holloway, University of London.
There were 18 finalists (aged between 16 and 19) from our heats that took place across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Each student had five minutes to present their...
The Great Debate Final 2015
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The Great Debate: Advice for Students
The Great Debate
In this short film from 2015 Heather Scott (former Deputy President of the HA and compere of our Great Debate Finals) & Martin Spafford (Judge from our London Heats) provide advice for prospective students who might want to take part in the Great Debate. Martin and Heather also explain what...
The Great Debate: Advice for Students
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Young Quills Awards 2014
Multipage Article
Read all the reviews of this year's books via the links at the bottom of this page.
‘Young Quills' Award for Historical Fiction recognises the powerful role that fiction can have for introducing, informing and exciting young people about historical events, characters and places. The competition has two categories -...
Young Quills Awards 2014
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The Great Debate: the 2012 Winner
The Great Debate
In this short film Arianna Azari (Winner of our 2012 Great Debate competition) discusses why she took part in the Great Debate, what she got out of it, and gives her top tips for Public Speaking.
The Great Debate: the 2012 Winner
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Young Quills Awards 2012/13
Multipage Article
The Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction recognises the powerful role that fiction can have for introducing, informing and exciting young people about historical events, characters and places. It is the only book award as far as we know where children help produce the shortlist. See all the young readers'...
Young Quills Awards 2012/13
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The Great Debate 2010 Final
Why does your local hero matter?
The final of the Great Debate 2010 took place on Saturday 13th March at Clare College, Cambridge. There were 19 finalists (aged between 16 and 19) from our heats that took place across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Each student had five minutes to present their case on...
The Great Debate 2010 Final