Careers Convention at Bolton School
BOLTON School girls’ division’s will host the local heat of the Historical Association’s Great Debate 2020, the national public speaking competition for students.
Students have five minutes to make a speech presenting their argument in answer to the question: ‘Should we judge historical figures by the morals of today?’
The event is open to anyone aged 16-19 years,
On the night, the judging panel will be made up of Mayor of Bolton Cllr Hilary Fairclough, Julia Head, Branch Chair and former Bolton School staff member, and Professor Mike Winstanley of Lancaster University.
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