Judging Criteria

What the judges are looking for

The judges need to find a strong team of students who can help produce one of the BBC’s flagship political programmes. So we’ll be looking throughout the competition for schools that demonstrate:

  • Good speaking and listening skills
  • Understanding of effective debate and focusing of opinions
  • Ability to organize a successful event
  • Inclusiveness and a wide range of participation

"This has been a year when Schools Question Time has enabled schools to really debate those issues in a deep and potent way."

Zandria Pauncefort, Institute for Citizenship.