Year 6 Magistrates Workshop
Monday 20th May, 2024
Monday 20th May, 2024
Just before half term, Year 6 had a workshop by magistrates from the local magistrate’s court. They explained their job and how they became magistrates. We learned how to analyse crimes and evidence.
After that, we held a ‘mock trial’. We each had a role: the accused, the victim, a witness, a solicitor or a magistrate. We had to weigh up the evidence and decide if we thought the accused was guilty or not. Once we made our decision, our magistrates had to decide upon their sentence.
It was incredibly interesting and we learned a lot about the courts process. Thank you so much to the magistrates for taking some time out to speak with us.
