Arson Courtroom Drama
Delivering topics within the PSHE (ethics) and Citizenship areas of the National Curriculum
Find out about Arson Courtroom Drama sessions
The Arson Courtroom Drama (ACD) is a unique interactive session offered to year 8 by DHP supported by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service and Dorset Police. The National Curriculum linked session teaches pupils the workings of the justice system, including the role of the police and the operation of a Crown Court.
The session is available for delivery from November to March and is:
- Fully funded
- Delivered with all resources provided, all we need is a classroom
- Designed to fit into a standard lesson
- Able to be run in conjunction with an introductory assembly about heathlands, their wildlife and why they are so important
Find out about Heathland Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) sessions
The CSI session is an interactive lesson based upon a crime scene investigation of a fire on a heathland with the aim being to solve the mystery of how the fire started.
This fits within the year 7 science and PSHE curriculum.
The sessions are:
- Fully funded
- Delivered with all resources provided, all we need is a classroom
- Designed to fit into a standard lesson
- Able to be run in conjunction with an introductory assembly about heathlands, their wildlife and why they are so important
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- Outdoor, nature-based experiences led by expert, qualified staff
- Field trips, outreach, school visits and virtual lessons
What our schools say…
A huge thank you for today from all of my students.
I have been around their Form Times during lunch today and they were buzzing after the Arson Courtroom Drama – loving the theatrics, laughing over each others’ performances and… discussing the heaths which is clearly the main aim!
HEAD OF YEAR, MAGNA ACADEMY
The students gained so much from the ACD lesson and have continued their talks and conversations around the dramatisation of the session.
Thank you once again and looking forward to working with you in the future.
HEAD OF SECONDARY, LIVINGSTON ACADEMY
Westmoors Middle School’s Year 7 were treated to a wonderful CSI investigation on the Heathland. The Year 7 classes got stuck into the investigation: a fire on the Heathland. The brilliant staff from the Dorset Heaths Partnership tasked the children with solving the puzzling case of the fire. With witness statements, a variety of suspects and key evidence, the children had to unravel the mystery of the fire starter. Year 7 were focused and so engaged with all the activities and loved the fingerprint analysis. They even had an opportunity to do their own fingerprints and compare it to others in the class. It was a wonderful afternoon full of serious contemplation and inked fingers. Year 7 were all successful in solving the mystery and really took in the importance of keeping the Heathland and all its creatures safe.