YEAR 6 MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
Court Artist and Court Reporter:
The Court Artist and Court Reporter rolls are only available during the Grand Final Competition.
As part of the Y6MTC, each school can provide a student as a Court Artist and another as a Court Reporter. This enables students who are not confident in having a speaking part to have an active role in the competition.
To enable the artist and reporters to finish their work, the drawings and reports are taken home. They are sent to a judging panel a couple of weeks after the event. These are judged by a panel of magistrates independently from the result of the mock trial competition its self.
A prize is presented to the winning Artist and Reporter. Previously this has been done by the current High Sherrif of Greater Manchester and a Magistrate at an assembly of the winning schools, some weeks after the Y6MTC event. We hope that this presentation style will continue.
We ask that all artists and reporters bring any materials that they may need to the Y6MTC event.
As inspiration to future Court Artists & Court Reporters,
here are some of the winning entries from previous years: -
Agnes
Broadheath Primary School, Trafford
Congratulations to Agnes, whose outstanding artwork impressed the Judges with its creativity, vibrancy, attention to detail and excellent observation of the Courtroom. Her image made the character's leap off the page, the image appearing to be almost 3D in nature, bringing the Courtroom to life. It was lovely to see how she had captured the facial features and expressions of the Presiding Justice and fellow Magistrates, alongside showing the witness giving their evidence to the magistrates. The creative, colourful presentation, made this entry stand out from many others. An excellent piece of artwork.
Court Reporter: Sebastian Roberts
Horwich Parish Primary, Bolton
Seb's entry demonstrated that he had used and followed the guidance provided but also used his initiative by including the section at the end of the report - lessons for the community and sharing views and opinions. This was a great addition to the article and made it stand out from the others. It was clear that a great deal of thought and care had gone into producing such an engaging and informative report. The article immediately caught the Judges' attention with its eye-catching headline 'BREAKING NEWS: Girl Found Guilty of Carrying a Knife' . The use of the pictures was also a nice touch, alongside the sub-headings in bold, which clearly helped tell the story, alongside the excellent layout. It was clear, well organised and very easy to read. The Judges also particularly liked the way you included quotations from the witnesses to show the evidence that was heard in Court, and how it helped the Magistrates reach a verdict, this made
Court Reporter: Tilly Hope
Horwich Parish CE Primary, Bolton
Feedback from judges on Tilly’s entry:
- The work was well presented, with a good structure and journalistic style.
- It had an impactful heading and subheading with all the key elements of the trial.
- Good to see specific witness quotes captured.
- The pictures embedded were well described and created public curiosity.
Court Artist: Imogen Fulger
St Thomas’ CE Primary, Stockport
Feedback from judges on Imogen’s entry:
- This piece captured the emotion and atmosphere in the court room as a result of the verdict.
- The magistrates were thoughtful looking, because of their decision.
- Those on the left, disappointed and possibly angry because of the verdict,
- Those on the right, happy and content that justice has been done.
- A bold and impactful piece of work.
