Greater Manchester Magistrates Association

Very well done to the St Thomas’ CE Primary School student in Stockport who received the Year 6 Mock Trial Court Artist prize at the school assembly on Friday. Presented by the Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of GM & a GM-MIC team member. The competition saw many impressive entries.

We were pleased to participate in the Crucial Crew Event, which took place over 5 days last week. Through 84 swift-turnaround workshops, we engaged with 735 students addressing the topic of cyber bullying & its potential legal consequences for those transitioning to high school.

The Year 6 Mock Trial Court Reporter prize was won by a student from Horwich Parish CE Primary, Bolton. We are very grateful to The Lord-Lieutenant of GM for presenting the prize this morning during the school assembly. Well done to all the students who entered.

Button Lane Primary School has won the 2025 GM MIC Year 6 Mock Trial Competition. Horwich Parish Primary finished as the runners-up. Congratulations to all. A big thank you to all the teaching staff who helped to make this such an enjoyable day.

We are excited to be holding our 8th annual Year 6 Mock Trial Competition next week. This Grand Final will include 16 schools & over 160 students from all of the boroughs of Greater Manchester, each having triumphed in their respective local heats. Good luck to all participants.

GM MIC work in partnership with Virtual Decisions and the GM Police Violence Reduction Unit to help tackle knife crime across Greater Manchester.
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GM MIC offers an extensive range of resources that cover various topical subjects. We can customise our work with schools and colleges to meet their specific requirements. gmma-mic.net

Our largest event is the annual Year 6 Mock Trial Competition. This year, with the local heats, we will conduct 25 mock trials involving 34 schools and 340 students. Six partner agencies, including the GM Fire & Rescue Service & Police will attend the Grand Final. gmma-mic.net

This past year, the GM MIC team has been busy visiting 197 schools, colleges, & community groups, reaching 8,650 students: 72% were primary schools, 20% were secondary schools & colleges, the rest were community groups. All ten boroughs of Greater Manchester were included.

Some of the Greater Manchester Magistrates Association & Magistrates in the Community team were honoured to receive a crystal & citation representing the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. The presentation was made by Lord-Lieutenant Diane Hawkins JP LLB at the Gorton Monastery

Group picture of the GM MIC team with the Lord Mayor

Thank you to The Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester for hosting a reception to celebrate our receiving the Kings Award for Voluntary Service. Pictured are some of the Magistrates In The Community team at the reception with The Lord Mayor Councillor Paul Andrews.

Post card from Poynton High School saying Thank you!

After conducting a 6th form Development Day at Poynton High School on the topic of Drugs: Choices & Consequences, we were delighted to receive a thank you card and words of appreciation from the students.
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Y6MTC local heat taking part at Tameside Magistrates Court

The @Year6MockTrial Competition Local Heats have finished & all were a great success. The children & staff all enjoyed the experience & said they learned a lot about the criminal justice system & the consequences of online bullying. 32 schools with over 200 children took part. www.gmma-mic.net

Oldham schoolchildren battle it out in court! Ten Primary schools from across Oldham and Tameside arrived at Tameside Magistrates Court to compete in the Greater...

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Year 6 mock trial Competition in action at Tameside Magistrates Court

On Friday we held the first two Local Heats for our annual Year 6 MockTrial Competition at Tameside Magistrates Court, giving students an authentic courtroom experience. The winners and runners-up will go onto the Grand Final at Hemsley House in Salford.
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Greater Manchester Magistrates Association are thrilled to announce that today we have been awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2024! The highest award a local voluntary group can receive and equivalent to an MBE!