Sentencing Guidelines (SmartLaw Subscription)

Pupils will learn that councils are responsible for local spending decisions and can raise additional funds for public services through council taxes. To access this content, register for our School…

Students examine ways in which a fictional town council could spend its budget. They consider the concerns of different...

During this lessons pupils will look at the history of the Magna Carta and consider how it has helped shape the laws we have today.   Pupils consider what ‘fairness’…

Aimed at KS4 and Post-16, your students will: Explore the way technology is developing and the impacts this has...

This lesson examines the powers that the police have to stop and search, arrest and detain individuals. Students also have the opportunity to create their own ideal police force considering…

During this lesson pupils explore the concept of marriage and civil partnerships focusing on the fact that they are a legal commitment between two people and what this means. Pupils…

This resource pack is the third of a four-part set which has been designed to introduce students to the...

This short activity challenges young people’s perceptions of current sentencing guidelines. It can be run as a standalone activity or as an extension activity as part of a mock trial…

Children are alert to information and images they see in the media. These may graphically influence their view of the world, and not always positively. Graphic images on TV and…

Students research what the law says about the rights of individuals to become UK citizens and critically examine whether...

A “filter bubble” describes how algorithms limit and skew the information users see on the internet. In this lesson,...

This short activity challenges young people’s perceptions of current sentencing guidelines. It can be run as a standalone activity...

This lesson asks students to consider the key findings of a harassment trial and conclude what sentence should be...

During this lesson students explore what bias within the media is and how it differs from fake news. They...

This lesson explores what the law says in relation to the sending of sexually explicit images by those aged under 18. The lesson examines two scenarios of young people involved…