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  • Why Take Part?

    Opportunities to:
    • Develop skills of public speaking, presenting a case, acting out a role, teamwork as well as analysing evidence and critical thinking.
    • A chance to play the part of a lawyer, a magistrate, an usher, a witness, a victim or a defendant in the arena of a real court room.
    • Participate in prosecuting and defending a trial.
    • Obtain a unique insight into how criminal courts operate and the types of issues that magistrates deal with on a daily basis.
    • Understand how both victims and those accused of crimes have their evidence and views heard in a fair and balanced way.
    • See how decisions of innocence or guilt are reached.
    • Gain experience which will be valuable evidence on future CVs and UCAS forms and may encourage students to consider a career in law or one of the many other careers available in the court service.
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