Who Does What in Court? Judges, Juries, Magistrates and Barristers
A damaged noticeboard raises a difficult question: who decides what happened, what the law allows and what should happen next? Open Full Article...
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Citizenship education explains public life, rights, responsibilities and reasoned disagreement. Within Citizenship, Politics and Law, this Law, Courts and Justice category focuses on how laws are made and enforced, court processes, legal roles, evidence and access to justice. The online lessons are written for curious children and teenagers, with clear explanations that introduce important ideas without assuming specialist knowledge.
Learners can build subject vocabulary, examine useful examples and connect law, courts and justice to wider questions across school subjects and everyday life. Each lesson aims to explain not only what happens, but how we know and why the topic matters.
The category encourages learners to ask questions, compare evidence and recognise where an answer depends on context, interpretation or further investigation. Difficult concepts are broken into manageable steps so that learners can develop understanding rather than simply memorising facts.
Whether the subject is being studied as part of home education or home schooling, used for revision or explored through personal interest, these lessons support independent thinking and confident discussion. New material can be added as the collection develops.
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A damaged noticeboard raises a difficult question: who decides what happened, what the law allows and what should happen next? Open Full Article...
How can one dangerous act at work create two different legal cases? Open Full Article...
Why can a report about an alleged offence lead to no court case at all? Open Full Article...
This lesson explores how biological sex, gender identity and UK law can connect in people’s everyday lives. Open Full Article...
On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court issued a judgment about words in the Equality Act 2010. Open Full Article...