Crime & Punishment

Visiting UK Parliament is a great opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of democracy, governance and the political system. Visits include a guided tour of the Palace of Westminster and a curricula-informed workshop in the award-winning Education Centre. The tours and workshop programmes are suitable for students aged 7 to 18 and they are linked to the National Curriculum. You can register on the booking portal to book your school visit.

The National Justice Museum's outreach workshops, bring the law and justice system directly to schools across all Key Stages (KS1-KS3). These curriculum-linked, interactive pop-up court sessions use engaging formats like mock trials, where students take on roles such as judge, barrister, and jury. For younger students (KS1/KS2), topics might include the "Goldilocks" trial to teach consequences and the role of emergency services, while secondary students (KS3+) explore more serious contemporary and historical issues such as knife crime, cyberbullying, the Suffragettes, hate crimes and Human rights. The goal is to encourage active citizenship and provide a hands-on understanding of their rights and responsibilities.

At The National Justice Museum North our inspirational educational visits use authentic courtrooms, museum spaces, objects and archives to help pupils gain a practical understanding of the law and justice system. We enable all key stages to learn about the court system, how the law is all around them and how it supports society.

The London Archives is home to a wide range of documents, images, maps, films and books about London and is dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to history and heritage through their Learning Programme.  It is a free public archive focusing on the history of London, from 1067 to the present day.  Each educational session supports the history curriculum at KS1 through to KS4 covering topics such as great fire of London, crime & punishment, World War 2, medicine through time, medieval life and who is a Londoner.

Smugglers Adventure in Hastings East Sussex provides an opportunity for your students to take a journey back in time to uncover the deep and dark secrets of the smugglers. A school day trip like it can provide educational material for pupils of all key stages.

Built on the original site of the Clink Prison one of England’s oldest Prisons. You can experience hands-on original artefacts, including torture devices, & have the opportunity to view & hear the stories of the inmates & the notorious Southbank. The Clink Prison Museum welcomes a large number of educational groups and visitors each year, offering them a unique opportunity to learn about social, religious, and historical issues relating to The Clink Prison and London's Bankside.

At the Prison & Police Museum Ripon discover the history of crime & punishment in the Victorian prison, learn the history of policing in Yorkshire from the Anglo-Saxons to the formation of professional policing, perfect historical interactive experience. The learning programme can accommodate groups from Key Stage 1 through to university level.

At The National Justice Museum Royal Courts of Justice, London our inspirational educational visits use authentic courtrooms, museum spaces, objects and archives to help pupils gain a practical understanding of the law and justice system. All of our workshops are curriculum-linked and we cover a wide variety of topics.

At The Workhouse Museum Ripon North Yorkshire, educational groups can experience an authentic Victorian Schoolroom, Kitchen, and Garden, as well as the historical Inmates' Quarters of the Workhouse. Our learning programme can accommodate groups from Key Stage 1 through to University Level, exploring the themes of poverty, crime, and punishment.

The Courthouse is part of a fully interactive historical experience run by Ripon Museums Trust, your school group will learn many interesting facts about this 1800 century courthouse such as the Liberty of Ripon, plus step into the dock to be sentenced. Our learning programme can accommodate groups from Key Stage 1 through to university level.

At the The National Justice Museum Nottingham our inspirational educational visits use authentic courtrooms, museum spaces, objects and archives to help pupils gain a practical understanding of the law and justice system. We offer both mainstream and SEN enhanced learning opportunities across the curriculum to ensure all learners have access to our wonderful site.