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End of Term 4:

Humanities News

VCE Legal Studies – Step Up!

VCE Legal Studies students finished off a successful Step Up Program by performing a criminal mock trial of a stalking case.

Students played all the relevant parts from the accused to the alleged, from the hard-working solicitors, to the verbose barristers, as well as the judge, judge’s associate, tipstaff, witnesses, custodial officer, jury members and foreperson.

With only a few simple props such as wigs and a gavel (acknowledging, of course, that these were for theatrical purposes only) a classroom was transformed temporarily into the County Court of Victoria.

While the trial was obviously abridged in order to fit into a lesson, but students gained a brief insight into the processes and procedures involved. This experience will set the students in good stead for their studies of the Victorian justice system in 2026.

Jacinta Marlborough 

VCE Legal Studies Teacher