The Trial
Examine the evidence. Reach your verdict.
A courtroom-inspired workshop where participants explore evidence, witnesses, competing viewpoints and moral questions through drama and debate.
Courtroom learning
Was Boudica a hero or rebel?
Participants become advocates, witnesses, jurors and questioners. They examine evidence, build arguments and make a verdict — learning that history, citizenship and English can all come alive through structured debate.
- Evidence handling and questioning
- Speaking and listening
- Moral reasoning and perspective-taking
- Structured debate and verdicts
- Adaptable to other historical or literary figures
The big questions
Useful for history, English and citizenship
Who gets to decide whether someone is a hero?
What counts as reliable evidence?
How do people justify rebellion or resistance?
Can one person be both heroic and dangerous?
Put your pupils in the jury box.
Share your year group and topic, and Time to Perform can adapt the trial format.