Mock Trials

On Wednesday, a team of twelve children from Year 6 attended the mock trial competition at the Municiple Offices in Cheltenham. Our team had been assigned the role of providing a defence for a fictional scenario, with each child playing a role to support this. These roles included: the defendant (who had been accused of illegally graffitiing a wall), the defendant's parents, defence solicitors, witnesses, a courtroom usher, a courtroom artist, a courtroom reporter and magistrates.

The children competed against a team from Woodmancote and were brilliant in asking probing questions of witnesses as well as answering questions from the other team, especially when under cross-examination. There was even a dramatic display from the children who were playing the defendant's parents when she was found "guilty."

Despite this verdict, our final position within the entire competition (not just against the team that we faced in court) is still yet to be decided as we score points based upon our performance against all schools in the competition.

A huge well done to those who took part. Not only did they do so with enthusiasm but fantastic commitment to their roles, with many often using time during lunchtime for extra preparation. An enjoyable morning for all.