School visits – case studies
See a selection of stories below covering visits by judges to schools as part of our Schools Engagement Programme.
Lady Chief Justice visits pupils in Cardiff
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, visited Cathays High School in Cardiff. The visit was part of our programme which aims to help young people develop a clearer understanding of the justice system and promote a wider awareness of the importance of the rule of law.
The Lady Chief Justice was accompanied by His Honour Judge Paul Hopkins (Senior Circuit Judge and Designated Family Judge for Wales) and District Judge Victoria Becquer‑Moreno, who both sit at Cardiff Civil Justice Centre.
Lady Chief Justice visits Middlesbrough secondary school
The most senior judge in England and Wales visited visited Outwood Academy Riverside in Middlesbrough to talk to pupils about the work of judges, the justice system, and the rule of law.
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill was accompanied by Mr Justice Poole, the Family Presiding Judge of the North Eastern circuit, His Honour Judge Mark Thomas, and Her Honour Judge Joanne Kidd.
You be the Judge: the Sentencing Council’s new interactive platform launches, July 2024
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales; Lord Justice William Davis, the Chairman of the Sentencing Council of England and Wales; and Her Honour Judge Khatun Sapnara, Diversity and Community Relations Judge, visited King’s Academy Prospect in Reading.
This was to launch ‘You be the Judge’, an interactive platform created by the Sentencing Council, and supported by the Judiciary of England and Wales.
Lady Chief Justice school visit to Mercia School in Sheffield, June 2024
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England & Wales, visited Mercia School in Sheffield to meet students and talk to them about the work of judges, the justice system and the rule of law.
She was accompanied by the Recorder of Sheffield, HHJ Jeremy Richardson KC.
Judge visits school for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month, June 2023
Regional Tribunal Judge (RTJ) Rosemary Lloyd met pupils and watched them put Goldilocks on trial – under the stern gaze of the three bears – when she visited a school as part of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month.
RTJ Rosemary Lloyd was joined by a representative of the National Justice Museum on the visit to Naburn C of E Primary School, near York, which is close to a large Traveller site and where about half the pupils are Irish Travellers.
Judges visit CTK Emmanuel Sixth Form to discuss Black History Month, October 2022
Her Honour Judge Barbara Mensah, His Honour Judge Kwame Inyundo, Employment Judge Adenike Balogun and Employment Judge Andrew Zimuto visited Christ the King Emmanuel Sixth Form College in Lewisham to speak to students about their respective careers in the judiciary and to discuss Black History Month.
His Honour Judge Jinder Singh Boora talks about his work with The Princes’ Trust Work Mentoring Programme at Saltley Academy, July 2022
Judge Jinder Singh Boora speaks about his work as a mentor at Saltley Academy, Birmingham, which he visits on a fortnightly basis to deliver interactive sessions with Year 8 students:
“It’s been a marvel to witness just how much change young people can achieve through such a small commitment on my part.”