On Thursday 30 January, for the first time in many years, the Newstead Wood Debating Team took part in a major debating competition - the regional heats of the Oxford Schools' Debating Competition.
Our team, Bess and Tanya from Year 12, did a fantastic job. They were pitted against 53 teams, many of whom have been competing for years. As a new team on the block, the odds were against them but they came out on top.
Congratulations to Bess and Tanya - they are one of the six teams going through to the national finals at the Oxford Union in March!