The Main Hall at Kenilworth School was buzzing this past week—alive with nerves, excitement, and the unmistakable energy of young minds ready to spar.

Students from 17 schools across Coventry and Warwickshire gathered for the qualification rounds of The KMAT Great Debate —a fierce, fast-paced competition that has quickly become one of the most thrilling events on the academic calendar.

From the moment they arrived, the atmosphere was electric. Key Stage 3 students clustered in groups, whispering last-minute strategies, rehearsing carefully honed arguments, and bracing themselves for the unknown: Which topics would be pulled?

Which side of the motion would they have to defend? And—most daunting of all—who would be sitting across the table, ready to challenge them?

The tension only bu

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