The New Zealand Schools' Debating Council is now accepting applications for the Adjudication Core of the New Zealand Schools' British Parliamentary Debating Championships, which are scheduled to be held online from Saturday 29th November to Sunday 30th November 2025.
The adjudication core will consist of:
- One Chief Adjudicator
- Three to four Deputy Chief Adjudicators.
Chief Adjudicator
The Chief Adjudicator will head the adjudication core. They are in charge of motion selection for the tournament, allocation of adjudicators to debates (preliminary rounds, semi-finals, and Grand Final), and the running of the draw.
Deputy Chief Adjudicator
Each Deputy Chief Adjudicator will assist the Chief Adjudicator in their relevant tasks. This includes motion selection for the tournament as well as the allocation of adjudicators to debates and the running of the draw.
Application process
- Applications for Adjcore close - Thursday 6 November at 6 pm
- Feedback for Adjcore applications opens - Friday 7 November
- Feedback for Adjcore applications close - Tuesday 11 November at 6 pm
Following on from its introduction in 2020, the New Zealand Schools' Debating Council will be instituting a feedback process for Adjudication Core applicants. The feedback process will be used as a mechanism for individuals to express concerns about an applicant and is not a general feedback process that you may see for a University Adjcore.
If you wish to apply for any of these positions please send a debating/judging CV to the President of the New Zealand Schools' Debating Council (president@debating.org.nz) by 6 pm on Thursday 6 November. The applications will be considered by all non-conflicted members of the New Zealand Schools' Debating Council Executive.