Established in 1999 , | ||||||||
the |
Donald |
Dewar |
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Memorial |
Debate |
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Tournament |
is |
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dedicated |
to |
the |
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former |
First |
Minister |
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Donald Dewar MSP . It | ||||||||
is run annually by the | ||||||||
Law Society Scotland , | ||||||||
with 64 teams from | ||||||||
across |
Scotland ’ s |
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secondary |
schools |
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entering |
the |
first |
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rounds in November | ||||||||
resulting in only one | ||||||||
successful |
team |
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being crowned the |
Our 2020 experience | |||||
in the Donald Dewar | |||||
Memorial |
Debate |
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Tournament has so far | |||||
been |
a |
successful |
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one . We flourished in | |||||
the first round against | |||||
Clydebank |
High |
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School , |
St |
Mary ’ s |
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Music |
School |
and |
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High |
School |
of |
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Glasgow , winning the | |||||
debate |
and |
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progressing alongside | |||||
Clydebank |
High |
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School to the second | |||||
round . |
on |
Monday |
30 th
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November . | ||||||||
The St Andrew ’ s Day | ||||||||
Debate is organized | ||||||||
and ran by English | ||||||||
Speaking |
Union |
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Scotland , |
usually |
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hosted in the Scottish | ||||||||
Parliament . However , | ||||||||
this year it was hosted | ||||||||
on Microsoft Teams | ||||||||
with |
schools |
and |
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students |
from |
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secondary |
schools |
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across |
Scotland |
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taking part in various | ||||||||
debating rounds . | ||||||||
Gregor and I were | ||||||||
successful in all the | ||||||||
round leading up to | ||||||||
the final of the day , | ||||||||
gaining |
one |
of |
4 |
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places in the final of | ||||||||
the |
day . |
This |
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experience |
allowed |
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us |
to |
refine |
our |
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debating |
skills |
and |
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gain |
some |
more |
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experience |
for |
the |
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next round of the | ||||||||
Donald |
Dewar |
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Memorial Debate in | ||||||||
January 2021 . |