Debating role play guide

Last updated: 05 February 2026

A simple, easy to follow, teachers’ guide on how to run a debating role play in the classroom. This guide outlines the prior learning required, how to prepare, and how evaluate a role play session.

 

Other material included in the guide:

  • Templates for a new bill
  • A model bill
  • Speech preparation template
  • Voting tally sheet
  • A role play script
  • A template for making a mace
  • A self-assessment sheet