Information for teams

The Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament 2025/2026 team registration is open Monday, 1 September 2025.

Please fill out the team registration form here.

Registration will close on Friday, 26 September and teams will be confirmed a place on a first-come-first-served basis.

Please note that you don't need to have finalised your competitors to enter a team for your school. 

• Tournament Handbook 2025/2026
• Judges' Guide 2025/2026

• Guidance for speakers
• Format of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament
• Key terms in debating
• Points of information
• Rebuttal
• Setting up a debate club
• The roles of speakers

If you have any questions about the competition, please email us at [email protected] - we'd love to hear from you!

Please note:

• Teams are made up of competing pairs from the same school
• There are no age restrictions on competitors - we've had competitors from S1-S6
• Novice debaters or teams are more than welcome!