BASED ON A REAL MURDER INVESTIGATION – Many students enter into careers in the Criminal Justice System as a direct result of this inspirational workshop.
Our workshop is based on an actual murder that one of our team was the Senior Investigating Officer on so it’s as real as it gets!
This workshop has a profound impact upon students with hundreds a year entering studies and careers directly as a result of being inspired by this workshop. An abundance of testimonials can be seen here: - http://tiny.cc/ZakonSchoolFeedback
This practical and interactive workshop see students investigate a murder, right from a 999 call, through to debating the case in a mock crown court trial. Students take on a plethora of roles and potential careers throughout the case in criminal investigations, forensic science and the law. Our inspirational workshop leaders are all experienced murder investigators and legal professionals with an aptitude for educating and inspiring young people – they share their experiences of many real cases which students and teachers remember for years to come!
Students partake and explore roles such as Call Handlers, Police Officers, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators, Pathologists, Forensic Scientists, Fingerprint Experts, Barristers and many more besides. The crown court trial sees students perform as various witnesses, judge, jury and a suspect stands trial for murder and the jury decide whether prosecution or defence has the most persuasive argument!
As well as being directly linked to Careers, Science, Sociology, Psychology, Law and Criminology amongst other things, students get to develop critical thinking skills, interview skills, presentation of information/evidence and gain experience suitable for such things as personal statements and much more besides. Our experts are also on hand to offer career guidance during the day.
These workshops are suitable for all secondary schools and colleges, and we cover England and Wales. To obtain price and availability, please contact bookings@zakon.co.uk stating your school location, year group and numbers. We cater for up to 30 students per full day workshop but run consecutive days for schools with larger numbers.