Advancing public legal education in schools in Wales

Grant: £68,440
June 22, 2016

The overall aim of this project is to affect a measurable improvement in the legal capability of young people in Wales.

We propose to do this by working to achieve the following objectives:

• Formulate a better understanding of the current levels of, and ways that, PLE is delivered in schools in Wales.
• Increase the number of young people from economically disadvantaged areas of Wales that take part in the Citizenship Foundation’s Magistrates’ Court and Bar Mock Trial Competitions, and Lawyers in Schools programme, as part of their schools’ teams.
• Promote the Citizenship Foundation’s Law in Schools website to schools and legal professionals in Wales to increase the number of schools delivering quality public legal education.
• Ensure that all resources and programmes provided are tailored to Welsh schools and life in Wales, and comply with the Learning Wales curriculum requirements.