Knowledge & Practice Hub

Court skills knowledge and practice hub

Learning points

  • Practical advice on all stages and aspects of court work, from pre-proceedings work with families, producing analytical reports that give the information the courts need to feeling more confident if called as a witness.
  • Tips from lawyers and a judge to help you avoid common pitfalls when giving evidence and respond to difficult questions.
  • Videos and Learn as a group sessions to support team and individual learning.
  • Test your knowledge of private law proceedings (only available to organisations with a workforce licence).

About the courts and legal system (coming soon)

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Multimedia learning

Who’s who in the courts: infographic

Orders the courts can make: quick guide

Court reports

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Multimedia learning

Learn as a group: writing better court reports (coming soon)

Direct work and the child’s voice

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Direct work tools to explain the court process to children
Writing up direct work in court reports (coming soon)

Types of proceedings

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Supported learning

Supported learning content is only available to organisations with a workforce licence. Find out more about supported learning here.

Feeling more confident in court

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