December 2010 - Wentworth High School

You’re Nicked!
On 10 th November, about 20 students from Wentworth High School were
visited by the lead prosecutor for anti‐social behaviour in Manchester…
fortunately it was to deliver a workshop on the role the Crown Prosecution
Service to this year’s Y10 GCSE Law group.
Andy Holt, a prosecutor for the CPS and Bev Sale, a trainer for the CPS, took
the students through the process of a Crown Court case, where the
defendant, Salah Audhali, was tried for stealing 4 DVDs! Although he was
ably defended by his defence solicitor, Annie Bond, the prosecution, led by Farrah Challinor, was
able to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. When the jury delivered their verdict the judge,
Sam Fenn, had no choice but to sentence the defendant to 6 months in prison.
In the second half of the workshop students had to look at how the CPS reviewed cases to see if they
can be prosecuted. Despite an emotive subject, a disabled child’s loss of a wheelchair, the students
were able to see the difficult decisions that needed to be taken by the CPS about whether to
proceed with a prosecution or not. Students had to sift through witness statements and police
interviews and decide whether the case satisfied the ‘two‐test’ code.
The Y10 students began to see how complicated the process of criminal prosecutions can be and
benefitted from having one of the lead prosecutors in the CPS explain the nuance and subtlety of the
work that the CPS does. This built on the work the students have completed since September and
will deepen their understanding of the criminal justice system, which can only help the students in
their future law studies.
Mr Woulfe
Law Teacher
News from the ICT Faculty
It has been a very successful term in ICT. Our two new teachers have settled in well, bringing with
them a wealth of knowledge and ideas to the department. This has been evident in the new
schemes of work which they have worked hard to produce.
This December 139 year 11 pupils were entered for one GCSE in ICT and a further 25 were entered
for two. Following the success of last year’s record breaking ICT results of 94.5%, we are hoping to
now go one step further.
The new Creative Media course has become a hit with the
present year 10 pupils and we have been asked by top
advertising agency, Studio North to come in and take part in an
Apprentice inspired project as one of the crucial pieces of coursework.
In Business Studies, we hope to take a group of year 10 students to the Halle Impresarios. This is an
opportunity for pupils to develop key skills in Business by extending the curriculum and reinforcing
the importance of planning, financial knowledge and team work.
Exciting times ahead!
Mr Hibbert
ICT Faculty