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Key Stage 4 Workshops

Practical legal education for Years 11 and 12 (GCSE). For students preparing for the realities of young adulthood, the workplace, and the social and digital decisions that come with it.

Duration
1, 2 or 3 hours
Delivery
Onsite or Virtual
Audience
Years 11 and 12 (GCSE)
Mock Trial
Included in 3hr format
Programme Overview

Legal literacy for the GCSE years.

Years 11 and 12 are the years when students start working part-time, learning to drive, navigating more serious relationships, and making decisions with much bigger legal consequences than they had at KS3. Our Key Stage 4 workshops are tailored to exactly that context.

The workshop is offered in three time formats: a 1-hour legal foundation session, a 2-hour in-depth conversation, and a 3-hour format that includes our flagship mock trial with wigs and gowns. Schools choose the format that suits their timetable and the maturity of the cohort.

All sessions are discussion-led and tailored to the school's context, with content aligned to Northern Ireland's Learning for Life and Work and Citizenship strands.

Who This Is For
Key Stage 4 Educators
  • LLW and Citizenship teachers
  • PSHE leads delivering pastoral content
  • Heads of Year for Years 11 and 12
  • Careers coordinators
What's Covered

The legal topics KS4 students actually need.

Topics chosen to support Northern Ireland's curriculum and the legal realities students face as they move toward adulthood.

Consent and the law
Cyberbullying and digital offences
Driving laws and learner permits
Employment rights for under-18s
Underage drinking and drugs
Garda / PSNI interactions
Workshop Formats

Choose the format that fits your timetable.

Each format is fully scoped and ready to deliver. Content is tailored to the time available.

1
Hour Format

A focused legal foundation session covering the most pressing topics for KS4. No mock trial. Ideal for fitting into a single LLW or pastoral slot.

2
Hour Format

A deeper conversation with more space for discussion and scenario work. No mock trial. Best for schools wanting comprehensive coverage.

3
Hour Format

Our most popular option. Includes the mock trial with wigs and gowns. Students take on roles of prosecution, defence, witness and jury.

Book a Key Stage 4 workshop.

Free consultation with Kate. We'll scope the right format for your Year 11 and 12 students.

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