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Below are the motions for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Your local Education Support Centre will advise you on which motions you are debating and whether your team will be proposing or opposing the motion.
This year's motions are:
- Digital technology is making childhood better
- Age 16 is old enough to vote in elections
- Supporting farmers is the best way to fight world hunger
- Using less energy is the solution to climate change
Motions Research Links 2026/27
Don’t know where to begin researching for each motion? Check out the link below which has articles, educational resources and videos to help prepare teachers and students for their debate.
Motion Workshops
These virtual workshops will help students and teachers preparing for the Concern Primary Debates with their research on each motion.
Fines are the best way to tackle textile waste
Fines are the best way to tackle textile waste
Tourism does more harm than good
Tourism does more harm than goodUniversal internet access should be the world's top goal in 2026
Universal internet access should be the world’s top goal in 2026In 10 years' time, no country should be using fossil fuels
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